he groups spokeswoman, Brandi Grayson, has warned city leaders that Madison will erupt when all the facts emerge, raising fears that the city could face riots similar to what Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore went through in the wake of police killing black men in those cities over the last year.
Date: May 12, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Wisconsin protestors call for 'Black Out Wednesday' for biracial teen shot by ...
Wednesday will be our first day of action, and were calling it Black Out Wednesday, said Brandi Grayson, co-founder of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, located in Madison. Were asking people not to go to school, not to go to work, to basically not take part in a daily routine and, in esse
The group's spokeswoman, Brandi Grayson, has warned city leaders that Madison will "erupt" when all the facts emerge, raising fears that the city could face riots similar to what Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore went through in the wake of police killing black men in those cities over the last yea
Date: May 12, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Madison Shooting: Wisconsin Police Chief Avoids Repeating Errors Of Ferguson
Brandi Grayson, who organized the Young, Gifted and Black group to protest the mistreatment of blacks by the country's justice system, points out that no apology could fix or deal with the loss of Robinson or Koval could do anything to change the system.
Date: Mar 10, 2015
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UW, high school students fill Capitol rotunda to protest Tony Robinson shooting
We are here because the Madison Police Department murdered one of our children, Brandi Grayson called to the crowd from the balcony above. Grayson is an organizer with Young, Gifted and Black, a grassroots group formed in Madison last year as a political response to the killing of Michael Brown by
Date: Mar 09, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Madison shooting protesters target Wisconsin Capitol
"There's nothing the chief can say short of changing the system," Brandi Grayson a leader of the coalition, told the Associated Press. She added that Koval "had a perfect response perfect for white people."
Date: Mar 09, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Wisconsin chief treading carefully after fatal shooting
"There are no apologies that can repair the loss or deal with the loss of (Robinson)," said Brandi Grayson, an organizer with Young, Gifted and Black, a Madison group that has demonstrated against what it says is mistreatment of blacks by the justice system. "This was bound to happen. There's nothin
Date: Mar 08, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Will Wisc. stay peaceful after cop kills unarmed teen?
"A child, somebody's child is dead. Shot dead by a police officer. There are no other facts that are really important. The fact that he was unarmed and that he was shot five times," Brandi Grayson, member of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, told CBS affiliate WISC-TV in Madison.