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Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition loses funding from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's foundation over op-ed
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition has lost funding from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation following the publication of a pro-Palestinian op-ed by the coalition’s founder.
Janan Najeeb, founder of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, said she received an email from Archewell Foundation stating they were immediately ending financial support for the organization’s Afghan Women’s Sewing Circle program.
“I opened up the letter and it was very vague,” Najeeb said. “They said that effective immediately, they were no longer going to fund the Afghan Women’s Sewing Circle due to this article that I had written.”
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Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition loses funding from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s foundation over op-ed
The article in question was a pro-Palestinian op-ed Najeeb published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in March condemning the Israel-Hamas war.
In the email sent to Najeeb, the executive directors of Archewell Foundation wrote: “We were recently made aware of an opinion piece you wrote that goes against the values of the foundation,” informing her that their donations would stop immediately.
Najeeb said she received a call from a different Archewell employee days before the email, inquiring about the article.
“A tabloid type journalist has contacted them and was threatening to write an article that was disparaging,” Najeeb said. “These bullying tactics are meant to silence people.”
According to 2023 tax records, Archewell donated nearly $30,000 to the Milwaukee Coalition for its program that brings together Afghan women refugees.
“It’s just a wonderful opportunity for them to be connected to each other. For many of them, this is the only outing they have during the week to be with other community members that speak their language,” Najeeb said.
Since news of Archewell’s funding cut became public, the program has received thousands of dollars in donations from supporters.
“A third party started a LaunchGood campaign, and within 24 hours we surpassed an entire year’s worth of the foundation money,” Najeeb said.
Archewell Foundation did not respond to requests for comment.
Najeeb maintains the funding was unfairly cut.
“This is just part of the kind of silencing techniques that we are seeing around the country, but we will not be silenced,” Najeeb said.
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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
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MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
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What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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