Latino South Division High School Married Couple Took University Courses Before They Actually Graduated From High School And Enrolled At The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

In history: Latino South Division High School married couple took University courses before they actually graduated from high school and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 29, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - It's 1972, H. Nelson Goodson, originally from from Laredo, Texas and Cris González Goodson, from Kenosha, Wisconsin at the South Division High School Graduation celebration at the Marc Plaza Hotel, later renamed the Hilton Hotel in Milwaukee.

Goodson and González were the only known married couple attending classes at South Division High School in 1972. Both Goodson and González were two of the 50 special students taking University courses at the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute, 2nd Floor located at the 500 block of W. National Avenue before graduating from high school with the condition to also enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for credited University courses when they graduated from high school. 

On August 27, 1970, members of the Latino community including Goodson's mother, Marla O. Anderson took over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor's Office in protest against the discriminatory practice that kept Latinos/as from enrolling at UWM. In 1970, less than 15 Latino students were enrolled at UWM compared to 25,000 Anglo students. Most of the Latino students enrolled at UWM were from foreign countries. The 1970 protest led to the creation of the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI) with a mission to recruit, retain, advise and help Latino students graduate from the University. The SSOI in 1996 was renamed the Roberto Hernández Center.

Anderson, the only woman along with four men, Jesus Salas, Dante Navarro, Gregorio "Goyo" Rivera and José Luis Huerta-Sánchez were arrested at the Chancellor's Office on August 27, 1970 for refusing to leave the office at closing time, according to UWM Police records.

Wisconsin became the only State in the U.S. that allowed the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to recruit Latinos/as high school students to take University courses before they graduated from high school with the promise that they would enroll at the University when they graduated from high school.

Entertainment: The Little Tina band (Tejano style) from Delevan, WI played at the Latino South Division High School Graduation celebration in 1972.

Video: RHC 40th Anniversary, includes actual news footage of the August 27, 1970 Takeover of the Chancellor's Office at Chapman Hall: https://youtu.be/FzOpOxI_GKw

Link to The HOLA Archives at UWM Library and Wisconsin Humanities in collaboration with the RHC, a podcast series that provides multiple interviews of stories of Milwaukee Latino/as who fought to make Milwaukee a more welcoming community, especially at the UW-Milwaukee from the 1970's to later years. https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-humanities-lab/hola-podcast/

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The Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute/Roberto Hernández Center story written by H. Nelson Goodson, which was first published on July 13, 2001 by El Conquistador Newspaper and later revised. Click on images to enlarge. https://tinyurl.com/mrykfzd2

Jezamil Arroyo-Vega Appointed Interim Commissioner For The Department Of Neighborhood Services In Milwaukee

Milwaukee Mayor Johnson appointed Arroyo-Vega as the first Latina interim Commissioner for the Department of Neighborhood Services, which the Milwaukee Common Council anonymously approved her temporary appointment.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 29, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Last week Tuesday on November 21, 2023, the Milwaukee Common Council anonymously approved the appointment of Jezamil Arroyo-Vega, 43, as the first Latina to become the interim Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) in the City of Milwaukee.

Arroyo-Vega's current salary ranges from $115K to $161K.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson temporarily appointment Arroyo-Vega as interim Commissioner of DNS pending a broad search for a permanent qualified applicant to the position, according to the Mayor's office. 

The deadline for filing an application for the DNS Commissioner position is December 15, 2023, according to the City of Milwaukee job notice that was posted on the City's website on November 13, 2023.

Arroyo-Vega had been employed at the DNS since 2018, she worked as a building construction inspector until 2020 and in 2022, she became the building construction inspection division manager earning an annual salary of $79,154, according to City employee salary records.

The DNS has a $20M annual budget and employs approximately 240 employees.

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The August 2010 Cold Homicide Case Of Juan A. Casarez, 35, Goes Unsolved

No one has been taken into custody or charged with the homicide of a 35-year-old man who was ambushed by a suspect(s) of a drive-by in the Southside.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 26, 2023

Milwaukee - On Sunday, August 29, 2010, police reported Juan A. "Tony" Casarez,  35, had died from gunshot injuries at the 1300 block of W. National Ave., early Sunday. No one has been charged with his murder after 13 years.

The homicide investigation indicated, that Casarez was in a car with his sister and brother-in-law when another car parked next to them at W. National and someone from the other vehicle shot into their car. Casarez was critically struck in the neck. 

His sister and brother-in-law then drove Casarez to the hospital. Casarez died the same day he was shot at Froedtert Hospital after being taken off a life support machine, according to police.

Police suspected Casarez was the intended target.

So far, according to Casarez's acquaintances, police involved in the homicide case have not provided any update of the Casarez's murder to family members and acquaintances claim that it has become a cold case.

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Kevin A. Taylor, 31, Resentenced To Less Confinement In Prison For The 2022 Murder Of Julian M. Rodriguez, 22, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

A Milwaukee County judge was forced to resentence a 31-year-old convicted murderer to less confinement in prison to remedy a previous sentence of 20 years confinement and less extended supervision in the case.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 25, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On November 9, 2p23, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jean Marie Kies resentenced Kevin A. Taylor, 31, a Hispanic to less confinement in prison, 18 years in prison and 7 years of extended supervision to correct a error in sentencing on January 13, 2023 to 20 years confinement in prison and 5 years of extended supervision, which the extended supervision was less than 25% of the confinement sentencing guidelines under state law. Under the law, the extended supervision can not be less then 25% of the length of the confinement sentence, according to Wisconsin State Statue criminal law 973.01.

Taylor pleaded guilty on September 26, 2022 to felony murder-armed robbery and 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety in a plead agreement, which multiple charges were dropped, but read into the record when sentenced.

Taylor was charged on November 10, 2023 with the December 8, 2022 fatal shooting death of Julian M. Rodriguez, 22, in the parking lot of the Family Dollar at the 3000 block of S. 13 Street in an apparent drug deal gone bad. Taylor was captured in a camera surveillance video in the parking lot firing the fatal shots killing Rodriguez. Taylor wanted to steal marijuana from Rodriguez.

According to the criminal complaint, Taylor was taken into custody several hours of the murder after a brief chase by police who attempted to stop him for a traffic violation.

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Pedro Colón Becomes The First Hispanic Judge In The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals

Colón sworn in as the first Latino Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 20, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, November 20, 2023, Milwaukee County Judge Pedro Colón, 55, was sworn in as the first Hispanic to serve in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals by Justice Ann Walsh Bradley at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Video link: https://youtu.be/c5CcPukObiE

In June 2023, Colón was appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D). Colón replaced outgoing Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Timothy G. Dugan, 69, who retired on November 18.

Colón (D-Milw) as a former State Representative from the Southside of Milwaukee is credited for helping to pass Instate Tuition for undocumented students in Wisconsin, and supported Immigration Reform.

Colón grew up on the Southside of Milwaukee. He is a graduate of St. Matthew's School and Thomas More High School. Colón received his B.A. in Political Science from Marquette University in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he worked on the Law Review.

Colón made history in 1998 as the first Latino elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature. Colón previously served as a Democrat in the State Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He is originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico. 

Judge Colón has served on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court since 2010 when he was first appointed judge by former Governor Jim Doyle (D) and was a Presiding Judge of the Civil Division.

Colón was a former Commissioner and past Chairman of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District Commission. He is also a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials where he serves on the Board of Directors. He was named one of the Top 40 under 40 by the Milwaukee Business Journal in 1998 and in April 2005 received the Spirit of Marquette Award for Achievement Before 40 from Marquette University, according to Colón's blog.

Entertainment on Monday was provided by Mariachi Monarcas de Milwaukee and food was provided by Lazo's Taco Shack.

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H. Nelson Goodson From HNNUSA Has Published More Than 15.5K News Articles In The Last 39 Years For Various News Sources, Which Influenced Change

Goodson's investigative news reports in the last 39 years have influenced social and political change in Milwaukee including the State of Wisconsin. Goodson is also credited for exposing the corrupt and lying Latino MAGA (Trump's, Make America Great Again) cult movement in Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee  County, which failed to gain support from the Latino community that contributed to former U.S. President Donald J. Trump's (R/MAGA) defeat in Wisconsin by Joe Biden (D) in November 2020 who won Wisconsin and became the 46th President in 2021. Link: https://tinyurl.com/3fxskwue

Goodson was the first investigative reporter to expose the widespread corruption at the Waukesha County family court judicial system and the Walworth County corruption and false criminal police report filed by City of Delavan Police Detective Trevor G. Hinman and the $88M dollar federal Civil Rights lawsuit filed against them by multiple defendants. Article link: https://tinyurl.com/2hsk32jv

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November 20, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin- Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) is proud to announce that H. Nelson Goodson has published more than 15,523 articles in the last 39 years in various blogs in the U.S. including thousands of articles in multiple Milwaukee Spanish/English language local newspapers.

Goodson began his reporting and journalist career in 1983 as a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee undergraduate writer for the Satélite UW-Milwaukee Student Newspaper, an affiliate of La Colectiva Student Organization, which he later became the Managing Editor. The Satélite Newspaper later became a community based independent credible publishing news source in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Goodson was also the Managing Editor of the Milwaukee Spanish Journal who later became the Publisher under the late Victor Welch, an African-American who owned the bilingual weekly newspaper, which continues to be published today by his family.

Goodson was also a co-publisher and former editor at El Conquistador Weekly Newspaper, which continues to publish today in Milwaukee. 

Currently, Goodson will continue to be an independent and alternative news investigative reporter/journalist in the Milwaukee and Wisconsin Hispanic/Latino community.

Goodson is a renowned investigative reporter/journalist for more than 39 years, also an administrative journalist for Hispanic News Network U.S.A. and a Civil Rights and Immigrant Rights advocate in the State of Wisconsin.

The Badger Blogger 2008, Patrick wrote: Mr. H. Nelson Goodson, "You have covered things that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper won't and you cover it in a way they fear." Posted on Badger Blogger on August 17th, 2007.

In history:

On August 1994, H. Nelson Goodson, former Satélite Newspaper Editor including investigative reporter (1983-1987) and the Publisher and Editor for the Milwaukee Spanish Journal celebrated in 1994 the 15th Anniversary of the Spanish Journal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In provided photo in article: H. Nelson Goodson, Steed Welch, Rhonda Welch, Victor Huyke, Reed Welch and Ricardo Gracia, former Satélite Newspaper Editor. The late Victor Welch was the founder and owner of the Spanish Journal (SJ) including family owned.

Francisco Giron was also a co-founder of the SJ and El Conquistador Latino Newspaper.

Goodson, Giron, Huyke, Cecil Negron, the late, Henry R. Sifuentes, Carlos Arsiniega and Thomas Longoria on July 4, 1998 co-founded El Conquistador Latino Newspaper in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Goodson was the Editor of El Conquistador Newspaper (Conquistador Communications LLC) from March 2005 to February 2008.

Goodson on October 2, 2008 established the Hispanic News Network U.S.A. website in Milwaukee on the Internet link https://bit.ly/3iuk7mY. 

HNNUSA alone has more than 23.7M views by its readership and popularity, with an additional combined news sources affiliated with Goodson and HNNUSA, which total more than an estimated 100M views by its readership in the U.S. and worldwide.

On February 2010, Spanish radio program producers H. Nelson Goodson, Zonia López, Patricia De La Torre, and Mario Moreno Fuentes debuted the Nfoque Latino Radio Spanish Program on La Nueva WJTI 1460 AM Radio Station in Milwaukee. (Goodson was a Nfoque radio producer, news reporter and host from February 2010 to March 2012) https://bit.ly/2FFjDw0

Wisconsin Fugitive Christian Correa, 21, Arrested By Atlanta Police And U.S. Marshals Service In Georgia

Correa was taken into custody on Thursday on a fugitive from justice warrant.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 17, 2023

Atlanta, Georgia - On Thursday, Atlanta police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Christian Abdon Correa, 21, from Wisconsin for a fugitive from justice warrant for the October 27 stabbing of his 17-year-old girlfriend in Franklin, Wisconsin. Correa was criminally charged for attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide with habitual criminality repeater and use of dangerous weapon; strangulation and suffocation with habitual criminality repeater; and child abuse with repeated acts to cause great bodily harm and habitual criminality repeater and use of dangerous weapon in the brutal stabbing incident.

If convicted in Wisconsin, Correa is facing up to 60-years in prison for intentional attempted homicide, and 5-years for use of a dangerous weapon: and an additional 60-years for child abuse to cause great bodily harm, and 5-years for use of a dangerous weapon; and up to 6--years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for strangulation and suffocation. 

According to the criminal complaint, Correa stabbed his girlfriend after she broke up with him and took a knife away from her, after she tried to defend herself. Correa began to choke and beat his girlfriend when he learned that she would no longer be dating him and when she took out a knife from her pocket, Correa was able to take it away from her and he began to stab her multiple times in the face. She suffered a fractured skull, broken nose and stab wounds to the face.

Correa is facing extradition to Wisconsin from Georgia.

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