A new Milwaukee County report shows suicides among Black residents, men, older adults, and firearm-related deaths all rose after the COVID-19 pandemic. For Sylvester Jackson, those numbers are not just data — they are personal.
“It’s not about statistics, it’s much about human beings’ lives,” Jackson said.
Jackson knows the weight of that reality firsthand. Years of trauma, abuse, addiction, and loss pushed him to a breaking point while serving time in prison…