Stories tagged: "BLOC"

Social Justice FILE - Martin Luther King, Jr. crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., heading to the capitol in Montgomery on March 21, 1965. (AP Photo/File)
Social Justice Activists Want You to Remember All of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Messages—Even the Hard Ones

As the push for racial equality continues, those leading the fights against injustice want us to dig deeper, and think about how we all can improve the future for Black Americans.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 14, 2022 5:29 pm CST
Politics Washington High School was one of only five Milwaukee polling places open on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Wisconsin Voting Rights Groups Ask Biden, Congress to Revive For the People Act

With Republican lawmakers passing restrictive bills throughout the country, get-out-the-vote groups are pleading with Biden and Congress to pass federal voting rights protection.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern August 5, 2021 12:44 pm CDT
Politics Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) speaks Thursday about a 12-bill package of police reforms that go farther than bipartisan proposals currently being deliberated in the Legislature. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Politics ‘Enough is Enough’: Dems Introduce More Progressive Police Reform

The new bill package offers an alternative to mild reforms proposed by the bipartisan racial disparities task force.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring June 4, 2021 4:59 pm CDT
Elections Christine Neumann-Ortiz at Count Every Vote event
Elections Crunching the Numbers: How to Interpret Biden’s Milwaukee Performance

Despite population loss, organizers spur a boost in turnout.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 20, 2020 9:42 am CST
Voting BLOC energizing Milwaukee voters
Voting Even in a Pandemic, BLOC Is Energizing New Voters

Coronavirus hasn’t stopped the Milwaukee group’s voter mobilization efforts.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 9, 2020 2:22 pm CDT

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Make It Count RoJo Barnes Evers Michels Elections Marquette Poll: Mandela Barnes Has a Solid Lead Over Ron Johnson—While Tony Evers and Tim Michels Are In a Statistical Dead Heat
Empty classroom Education Wisconsin Has Faced a Teacher Shortage for Years. Some Schools Are Finally Reaching Their Tipping Point.
President Joe Biden signs the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, as from left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Climate Five Ways Democrats Have Helped Wisconsin Under Biden’s Leadership
Agriculture If You Give a Class a Calf: Registration Now Open for Wisconsin’s ‘Adopt a Cow’ Program
Opinion Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance, July 19, 2020 in North Charleston, S.C.
Opinion BLOC’s Angela Lang: Kanye’s Campaign Is a Racist Republican Ploy

Trump supporters are preying on the Black community in a cynical effort to siphon votes away from Biden.

Angela Lang Angela Lang August 7, 2020 3:17 pm CDT
Politics FILE - Kanye West answers questions during a church service, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston, TX.
Politics Kanye West’s White House Run Is Getting Lots of GOP Help in Wisconsin

Tactic is similar to 2012 when the GOP ran fake Democrats to force primaries.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 5, 2020 1:26 pm CDT