Stories tagged: "Black Leaders Organizing for Communities"

Politics Maletha Jones (holding clipboard), Field Operations Manager for Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC) takes part in an event the week before the Nov. 3, 2020 election.
Politics BLOC Leader: When Black People Lead, We All Win. Just Look at Georgia and Wisconsin.

Outreach and organizing must be done year-round to counter suppression and violent opposition to election equality.

Angela Lang Angela Lang January 11, 2021 9:28 am CST
Politics The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, early Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics ‘Wisconsin Legislature Has Done Nothing’: Evers Asks US Supreme Court to Extend Absentee Ballot Deadline

In scathing court filing, Evers reiterates call to extend deadline to Nov. 9.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 15, 2020 2:35 pm CDT
Politics Voters wait in line on April 7 outside Riverside High School in Milwaukee. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics April’s Pandemic Election Suppressed Milwaukee’s Black Vote

Study finds poll closures — spurred by a lack of workers due to health concerns — directly led to a depressed turnout.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 1, 2020 1:21 pm CDT
Elections Judge Combines Four Election-Related Cases Into One
Elections Four Election-Related Cases Into One

Aug. 5 hearing date set, with decision to come by end of August.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 29, 2020 2:58 pm CDT

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(Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman) Politics Here’s Why Republicans Are Introducing Bills All Over the US for Things Nobody In Wisconsin Is Asking For
People who received vaccinations at UW-Eau Claire’s Zorn Arena, a Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccination site that opened Thursday, sit in a waiting area to make sure they don’t have reactions to the vaccine. The site is one of three FEMA vaccination locations in Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy UW-Eau Claire) Coronavirus Numbers Game: State Hits 2 Million Vaccinated, but Daily New COVID Cases Are Surging Again
(Photo courtesy of Megan La Barbera) Coronavirus Pandemic Life Overseas: Wisconsin Woman Recounts Past Year in Spain
The Ho Chunk Community Center in Black River Falls. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Coronavirus A Little Public Outreach Goes a Long Way as Ho-Chunk Boosts WI Vaccination Progress