Within hours of @itsginacastro's story about this Walker's Point youth shelter's potential closing, an anonymous donor offered to match every contribution the shelter receives for the rest of the year up to $100,000. https://t.co/kf8nMrUXqw

Learn more about Sam Sharpe, the man killed by Ohio police in Milwaukee this week: https://t.co/VL0BMqWdwk

The group gathered directly outside the Hyatt to chant Mitchell’s name while dozens of police guarded the hotel. The group is now heading back the way it came. “Who do we love?” they shouted. “D’Vontaye Mitchell.”

Protesters in Milwaukee head toward the Hyatt, where D’Vontaye Mitchell died June 30 after being held down by four security guards. They are led by family members of Mitchell and Samuel Sharpe, who was shot by police Tuesday.

The Coalition to March on the RNC begins their route down Water Street in Milwaukee, with bicyclists blocking traffic as they go

For those who want the details, here's a deeper dive on what we've learned over the past month about the crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools

Looking to get up to speed on the situation at Milwaukee Public Schools? I talked with @JimmyGootz about the basics 🎧

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists supports the Baltimore Sun Guild in their recent call on newsroom leaders to return to the ethical standards and practices emplyed by the paper prior to its recent acquisition. View our full statement at the link in our bio.

Dozens of people have reached out to Public Investigator reporters @Quinn_A_Clark and @tamiafowlkes about medical billing errors. Here's how they helped. From one patient: "The bill has been cancelled! Whew! Kudos to you ladies, and many, many thanks!" https://t.co/lnZyyYpDoH

Love this new series from @JimmyGootz 🫶🏻

These Milwaukee high school students walked out today to recognize Nakba Day https://t.co/iNycAl0kMg

Gannett fired Sarah Leach, an editor overseeing 26 community papers in four states, for talking to Poynter about the company’s plan to stop restaffing small papers. https://t.co/SEmOFnbkjz

MPS is looking at cutting staff positions, including teacher coaches and positions in the Black and Latino Male Achievement and Gender & Identity Inclusion departments. Meeting tonight.

Just in time for this year's prom, students in Racine can purchase their tickets in cash. Students have been advocating for more cash options for school-related events to accommodate low-income and non-English speaking families. By @ItsGinaCastro: https://t.co/zlz95K1Cbu

More here, with @levensc13

And Milwaukee Public Schools students picketed Wednesday.

Shorewood High School students walked out of class and marched to the UWM encampment yesterday.

🧵Here’s some of what I’ve been hearing the last couple days from high school students joining the calls for divestment. Salam School students visited the UWM encampment this week.

“While UW-Madison students were getting arrested Wednesday morning on their campus as they called on the university to cut ties with Israel, Milwaukee high school students took up the call outside the MPS central office.” @RoryLinnane reports https://t.co/Wx1mhVrehf

MPS @YESstudents this May Day are calling for better school lunches, police-free schools, and a free Palestine