Click here to listen to Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Chris Lato report on a Juneteenth organizer saying that the violence that followed this year's festival won't stop their event from happening next year.

An organizer of Milwaukee's Juneteenth festival says the event should continue, despite the outbreak of violence this week.

The aftermath of Juneteenth is making national headlines.  The violence included the beating of an innocent man by an angry mob, and it was caught on video that has gone over various web sites and news organizations.

Organizer Mack Weddle says Juneteenth doesn't deserve the bad rap.

"It's not the festival," said Weddle.  "This is what's happening in other cities.

"What we need to do as adults, and as parents is we need to have better control of our children."

Weddle says he met with police to discuss a strategy to prevent violence next year.

Milwaukee Leaders React to Beating

Two days after a man was pulled from his car and brutally beaten after Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration, area leaders are weighing in on what should be done.

"Some of these neighborhoods are going to have to be occupied by the police 24-7," said Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.  "I drive through the city of Milwaukee a lot, and the area of 12th and Chambers is controlled by the Gangster's Disciples."

Click Here to listen to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke discuss the violence with Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Charlie Sykes

On Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Mid-Day with Charlie Sykes, he urged Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to sign a gang loitering ordinance, which was approved by the Common Council this week.

"Put your John Hancock on it and move on to the next issue so that we can reclaim the streets," Clarke said of the measure, which would allow law enforcement officers to disperse known gang members who are loitering on city streets.  "It would give the people in the city of Milwaukee some confidence that somebody's in control, somebody's in charge, and somebody's going to do something about what's going on."

Yet not everyone is convinced that inner-city violence like that which occurred after the Juneteenth celebration is unique to Milwaukee.

"I would venture to say that if you looked at other metropolitan urban areas, there are comparable incidents that are occurring," said Common Council President Willie Hines moments after discussing the beating with CNN.  "That doesn't make the incidents any more palatable, but the unfortunate reality is that they do occur in urban environments."

Hines told CNN that he doesn't believe that there are any "racial tensions that exist within the city of Milwaukee," prompting his interviewer to respond with an incredulous "We will take you at your word on that."

Click Here to listen to the unedited audio of our interview with Common Council President Willie Hines

Clarke disagrees, saying the problems within Milwaukee's black community have been left untreated for far too long.

"It's like anything else," he said.  "If you have a car and you neglect it and don't change the oil or the transmission and then drive 100,000 miles, you're going to have more expenses with that car down the road."