Kay LeClaire went by an Ojibwe spirit name, spoke and performed at Native American events, led the local Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women movement, got grants & fellowships, sold leather bags and birch baskets. Turns out, it was all based on lies. buff.ly/3VAGYA4
Madison365
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Covering Black, Latino, Indigenous & Asian American communities in Madison and across Wisconsin since 2015.
Joined May 2015
- BREAKING: The Madison School Board just voted unanimously to terminate the contract with the Madison Police Department, removing police from schools effective immediately. Full coverage to come.
- JUST IN: Video from today's protests at the University of Wisconsin. Story and photos at this link: buff.ly/3p1A1NP.
00:00 - Move over Lil Wayne. The @packers have a new pump-up anthem, this one from the @OneidaNationWI just down the road from Lambeau Field. Read more: buff.ly/2Nr7Wwx
00:00 - 18-year-old Althea Bernstein says she was at a stoplight in downtown Madison around 1 am Wednesday when four men yelled the N-word, threw lighter fluid on her, and lit it. She spoke with our @robchappell365: buff.ly/2Viw9WX
- Happening now: UW Students are protesting what they say is the university's inadequate response to a racist video circulating on social media. Reporter @omartwaheed is on the scene and will have the full report soon.
- Just months ago, he was homeless, working 2 jobs and caring for his brother, his soccer dreams all but dead. Friday, he'll report to camp for @ForwardMSNFC in their inaugural season in @USLLeagueOne. Our @robchappell365 has the incredible, unlikely story. buff.ly/2THHYmF
- Hmong students from throughout the state of Wisconsin will come together to learn about state government and the policymaking process and meet legislators at “Hmong Day at the State Capitol” on Tuesday, May 16. buff.ly/3M3E9oj
- GUILTY: Derek Chauvin has been found GUILTY OF ALL COUNTS. He has been convicted of second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter. More coverage and reactions to come.
- ELECTION UPDATE: Dane Co. Clerk Scott McDonell estimates turnout will be "at least" 85%, comparable to the 88% the county saw in 2018. Many more voters are registered here now, though, so a similar percentage will mean as many as 30,000 more votes.
- BREAKING: The attack on #AltheaBernstein is now a federal matter, as the FBI has joined the Madison Police Department's investigation. buff.ly/3812w1I
- In today's fifth and final segment -- a YA author, grocery owners, a couple professors, a nonprofit exec and more: buff.ly/3bPXh7v
- UPDATE on the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School: - 5 dead, including the shooter - 5 injured, some injuries life threatening - Suspected shooter, juvenile, found dead in the school; thought to be a student - Police did not fire their weapons
- A white man threatened five Baraboo boys with a flamethrower and ordered two boys of color to their knees in an act of vigilante justice Wednesday. The school athletic director was also involved. Four of the boys spoke exclusively with Madison365. buff.ly/3fUG2Yf











