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Milwaukee has a fraught history of police-community relations. Leaders and residents are hopeful conditions will improve as the city gets a new police chief.WUWM's latest Project Milwaukee series will examine the past, present and future of policing, at what could be a pivotal juncture.You can help shape this series. What questions do you have about policing in Milwaukee? Submit your responses below._

Policing in Milwaukee: Share Your Questions & Stories

As WUWM gears up for our latest Project Milwaukee series, we want to hear from you.

Airing March 26-30, Project Milwaukee: To Protect And Serve will examine the past, present and future of police-community relations in Milwaukee.

Because YOU are the community in police-community relations, it is important that we include your questions, your voices, your experiences.

So, here's how to participate:

1.) Help shape this series.

What questions do you have about policing in Milwaukee? WUWM reporters and producers will use the questions you submit below to help inform their reporting.

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2.) Share your stories.

When it comes to your interactions with police, what has your been experience been? We want to hear the good and the bad.

Send us a recording of your own voice, using your smartphone. Record your story using the voice memo app, and email it to maternow@uwm.edu.

Need help? Check out this quick tutorial:

These recordings will be used on-air and online.

3.) Attend our community conversation.

Join WUWM Wednesday, March 28 at 7 pm for a community conversation at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum.

Moderated by Lake Effect’s Mitch Teich and WUWM News’ Ann-Elise Henzl, the event aims to bring the community together for a constructive, solutions-based conversation with panelists in the fields of law enforcement, activism, and research.

Panelists include the Milwaukee Police Department's Captain Raymond Banks; Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission Chair Steven M. DeVougas; Jamaal Smith, Racial Justice Community Engagement Manager for YWCA Southeast Wisconsin; and Dr. Stan Stojkovic, dean of UWM's Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.

The forum is free and open to the public; however, we request that you reserve a ticket.

>> RSVP HERE <<

Thank you for taking part in this series.