The message that came from that courtroom was a chilling one for the families of the victims of Kyle Rittenhouse’s killing spree, and for America.

They tried their best to interfere in the Rittenhouse case, but the jurors tasked with actually administering justice refused to let them. Rittenhouse didn’t win so much as justice itself did.

In delivering its verdict, a Wisconsin jury decided that Rittenhouse’s conduct was justified, even though the prosecution argued that he provoked the violent encounter and, therefore, should not be able to find refuge in the self-defense doctrine.

There is no doubt whatsoever that Black citizens are not treated the same as others in high profile and tragic circumstances.

Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes again refused to take responsibility for helping to light the fuse on the riots that led to the homicide trial.

Black elected positions sacrificed as part of national election strategy.

Critical race theory in schools prompts pushback by parents in Wisconsin and across the nation.

Milwaukee’s moving target of a mayoral election is going to be its most competitive in a generation. The field is beginning to get settled.

No one deserved that honor more than than Phil Haslanger, one of Madison’s leading voices for social and racial justice.