Madison is drowning in nonstop media coverage. There are bullhorns, national activists, professionally printed signs, and candles in every hand.
But let’s be honest, this outrage is selective, opportunistic, and driven by cameras, not community.
It’s not about the daily suffering of Black Wisconsinites. It’s about control, narrative, and profit.
If Black lives truly mattered to these “activists” and protestors, we would see marches for the injustices that actually devastate Black lives every single day.
Where is the outrage for the innocent Black lives lost to gun violence? Where are the marches for families shattered by reckless driving? Where are the activists fighting for children trapped in public school systems with one of the worst racial achievement gaps in the country?
We don’t see those protests because they don’t trend. They don’t bring in donations. They don’t fit the profitable “racist America” storyline that national figures like civil rights attorney Ben Crump and BLM rely on.
They didn’t come to Madison because they care about the Black lives in Wisconsin. They came because the situation is lucrative.
Since the George Floyd riots, Crump and BLM gained wealth, visibility, and national influence. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods that burned are still recovering.
Is this what Madison wants? Is this what Wisconsin wants?
Milwaukee lived through riots before. We got “leaders” like Frank “Nitty” Sensabaugh and Vaun Mayes. These men received murals, media attention, and platforms. But the Black community saw no improvement. No safer streets. No better schools. No reduction in violence.
Today, it remains more dangerous for Black Wisconsinites at the hands of other Black Wisconsinites than at the hands of law enforcement.
And now Madison is watching the same script unfold.
Carlos Dixon, the political sign‑stealing agitator from Milwaukee, hijacked Madison’s official press conference from Police Chief John Patterson and Mayor Satya Rhodes‑Conway.
Who made him our representative?
These “activists” rarely mobilize around the tragedies that devastate Black families every day. There’s no money in it. No cameras. No spotlight.
If Wisconsin wants to protest something, protest for the innocent children who can’t play outside because of gunfire. Protest for families grieving reckless driving deaths. Protest for students trapped in failing schools. Protest for neighborhoods besieged by violence.
These are the Black lives that matter every single day, not just when a viral video appears.
