Podcasts about black leaders organizing

Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), guest co-host. Joel Rogers- Noam Chomsky Professor of Law, Public Affairs, and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison- joins Matt and Angela to talk about what went wrong in the 2024 general election. Then Kriz Tazelaar, media and public relations manager for Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, joins to talk about food needs in our state. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 10 am - noon across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice, they go a long way! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Jane and the show! Guests: Angela Lang, Matt Rothschild, Joel Rogers, Kriz Tazelaar

CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. This week on the podcast, I talk with Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC). Listen as we talk about BLOC's mission of building political power in Black communities through grassroots organizing, voter engagement, and leadership development. More than that, hear a little of Angela's background in politics (starting in the 3rd grade!) and how that fueled the passion that would ignite one of the city's most powerful and transformative advocacy groups. Locals and Links we love! Website: https://www.blocbybloc.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blocbyblocMKEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/blocbyblocmke/Sign up for BLOC's newsletter HEREDonate to BLOC HEREBLOC in the news HEREIf you loved this show, you'll definitely want to listen to this episode with Dr. Erin Winkler when we talk about race, and how to talk more deeply about race (with children AND adults). Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. Show your love for Cream City DreamsIf you haven't already, be sure to follow Cream City Dreams on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for the newsletter HERE.  And I'd LOVE it if you rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. If you're feeling especially generous, you can always Buy me a Coffee to help keep the lights on!Support the show

Carrie Noni is joined by Angela Lang, the Executive Director at Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and Sarah Noble of the BE Noble Group. They discussed the importance of advocating for reproductive justice and fighting for diverse communities ahead of this 2024 election.

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Angela Lang, executive director of Milwaukee-based Black Leaders Organizing for Communities weighs in on Milwaukee and Black and Brown voters' importance in the 2024 election. Lang also shares her thoughts on what President Joe Biden could do to appeal to Black voters.

Ben Chin moderates a debate between Angela Lang, founder of Black Leaders Organizing for Community, and Stanley Fritz, Director of State and Local Policy at the Very Institute, on the 4-day workweek and the work to build a sustainable and effective progressive movement. The discuss both how a 4-hour week could work (or not) at… The post Podcast: A head-to-head debate over the 4-hour workweek first appeared on Maine Beacon.

Highly-Qualified Election Official's Job In Jeopardy from Wisconsin Legislators Clinging to Debunked Election Conspiracy TheoriesToday's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time) Today's Links now below the scriptYou're listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.After the Wisconsin's legislature's almost $2 Million dollar boondoggle review of the 2020 election, one would think it marginalized the state's election deniers.  But a highly-qualified Wisconsin election official may now lose her post, just for, well, doing her job.  According to a report by ProPublica, Meagan Wolfe, chair of the Wisconsin Election Board, must get the votes of her fellow board members, then be confirmed by the Senate by July 1st.  Wolfe was unanimously confirmed in 2019, and during her term she also served as the president of the National Association of State Election Directors, and chair of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC.  Extremist legislators accuse Wolfe of loosening absentee rules for locked down nursing homes during the pandemic, and conspiracy theories about ERIC resulted in 8 of 32 member states pulling out of the interstate program to keep voter registration lists clean.According to the Associated Press, fellow Election Board member Bob Spindell signaled that he would not support Wolfe, and Senate President Chris Kapenga said there was QUOTE “No way” she would be confirmed by the Senate.   Spindell was a 2020 “fake elector” attempting to subvert the election, and made inflammatory statements earlier this year congratulating his party for having kept fewer Black and Hispanic Milwaukee voters from turning out in the 2022 midterms.Wolfe has not stated publicly whether she wants to be renominated.We've linked ProPublica's report at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org.   I'm Brian Beihl.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Wisconsin Public Radio - Price tag on Gableman probe nearing $2M, report findsWisconsin Election Commission - Wisconsin's Election Fact ChecksProPublica - Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State's Top Election Official.Associated Press - Wisconsin's top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent's term nears endPBS Wisconsin - Robert Spindell on voter turnout, suppression in WisconsinWisconsin Examiner - Deadlock at Elections Commission would give Vos, LeMahieu opportunity to select new administratorWisconsin Watch - Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP election commissioner who celebrated reduced Milwaukee turnoutGroups Taking Action:Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Common Cause Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities===Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ElectionDeniers

We discuss our state budget veto campaign that went on a statewide media tour this week in La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, and Green Bay to support Gov. Evers using his strongest in the nation veto pen to drag the Speaker Vos and GOP leadership to the negotiating table. Our panel reviews the latest on the “debt ceiling” debate in Washington, D.C. where House MAGA Republicans attempt to hold the country hostage, threatening default which would result in catastrophic cuts to critical programs and services. This Thursday, Title 42 is lifted. We discuss the challenges and what's next for refugees coming to America. We are disgusted by the verdict in the Wauwatosa “protestor list” trial, where a federal jury cleared the WPD of all charges. We salute activists who immediately protested the flawed decision and call for legislation addressing the situation. FDA advisers voted unanimously this week in support of over-the-counter birth-control pills. We close by welcoming Kyle Johnson & Keisha Robinson from Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) to discuss their community organizing and the new podcast they are about to launch.

Reporting Reveals Coordinated Heritage Action Effort to Restrict Voting in Swing StatesToday's LinksArticles & Resources: The Guardian - Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money' into US voter suppression bidNew York Times (Paywall) - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/politics/republican-voter-laws.htmlHeritage Action - "Election Integrity" PlanUrban Milwaukee - GOP Leader Thrilled to Suppress City VoteWisconsin PBS/Associated Press - Wisconsin Elections Commission member Robert Spindell blasted for voting commentsSalon - Conservative groups are writing GOP voter suppression bills — and spending millions to pass themGroups Taking Action:Documented, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), Brennan Center for Justice Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time) You're listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.As we prepared this report on Martin Luther King Day, disturbing news has surfaced which demonstrates just how active and coordinated efforts are by prominent conservative groups to suppress the vote. January 13th, the Guardian and its partner Documented released a report from Heritage Action, the advocacy arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation.  The report provides a look into the creation of boiler-plate voter suppression legislation shared among state legislators to restrict voting around the country.  This legislation was aimed at liberal-leaning voters of color and users of mail-in ballots in swing states. To aid the passage of this legislation, Heritage Action staff lobbied in at least twelve states in 2021, according to the Guardian/Documented reporting, part of a two-year, $24 Million dollar QUOTE “Election Integrity” plan.  One third of the voting legislation filed in Georgia in 2021 was tied to Heritage Action, according to the New York Times. In separate reporting by Urban Milwaukee, an appointed member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission bragged in an email that QUOTE “we can be especially proud of the City of Milwaukee casting 37,000 less votes than cast in the 2018 election with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic areas.”   He continued,  “…this great and important decrease in Democrat votes in the City” was due to a “well thought out multi-faceted plan.”We have links to articles and the Heritage Action report at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org.   I'm Brian Beihl

Grassroots activists worked tirelessly to get voters to the polls in 2020, and their efforts helped Joe Biden win in key swing states like Wisconsin. Now these same activists say they feel deeply disappointed that Democrats have broken their campaign promises by gutting their own economic agenda, which could have brought real change to working people across the country. Reporting from on the ground in Wisconsin, TRNN's Jaisal Noor sits down with Angela Lang, who launched Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, a year-round community engagement and voter turnout organization that helped Biden win Wisconsin and the White House. As Lang warns, Democrats must deliver meaningful change for voters if they want to avoid getting routed in the 2022 midterms.Pre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

We discuss the disastrous Republican State Budget that cleared the Legislature this week. After digging into the budget's many failings, we ask: why did 7 Democrats vote yes? We continue our call for the Governor to veto the state budget, although the signs are not promising. Next we turn to the looming presence of Donald Trump on Republican politics, and the panic he engendered this week among Wisconsin Republicans. It got so bad that State Senator Chris Kapenga bowed to him in a "dear leader" letter worthy of the most authoritarian leaders in the world, drawing national ridicule. Meanwhile U.S. Sen Ron Johnson's reckless anti-science crusade which reached new lows this week. Robert tells us about the launch of an “End Child Poverty” campaign with news events in Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Appleton and Wausau, next week. We close with a special guest, Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) to discuss their campaign to induce Gov. Evers to call for an Executive Commission on safety and policing.

INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 1. Number one, remove Trump from office. Check. Number two, demand democracy and the freedom to vote. To learn more about what's at stake, and what we can do about it, join Marj Halperin and Tom Moss on Wednesday, April 7, at 7pm on Facebook for a panel discussion featuring Dan Weiner from the Brennan Center; Angela Lang from Black Leaders Organizing for Change in Milwaukee; Jonah Minkoff-Zern from Public Citizen; and Barbara Arnwine from the Transformative Justice Coalition. Demand Democracy: Fighting for the Freedom to Vote. More at http://bit.ly/ICP_Apr7 2. Jennifer Nagda from The Young Center joins to discuss the current situation on the southern border. The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights protects and advances the rights and best interests of immigrant children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal law. More information at theyoungcenter.org.

We've seen this so many times before, but it never ceases to shock: The brutal disparity between law enforcement's response to far-right insurgents and its response to Black, Indigenous, and social justice protests reveals which side the “establishment” sees as the enemy. This week on "The Marc Steiner Show," we discuss these disparities with a panel of guests who have seen and reported on them firsthand—from Standing Rock, to racial justice protests this summer, to the J20 protests at Donald Trump's inauguration. After the grim spectacle that took place at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, we ask: Why do police roll out the red carpet for far-right insurgents and reserve tear gas and rubber bullets for Black, Indigenous, and social justice protesters?Our panel today includes Aaron Cantú, an investigative journalist whose writing has been featured in outlets like The Nation, Rolling Stone, and The Intercept, and who was himself a defendant in the J20 trials; Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) and vice president of the ACLU of Wisconsin Board of Directors; and Dalton Walker, Red Lake Anishinaabe, who is a national correspondent at Indian Country Today.Read the transcript of this interview here: https://therealnews.com/from-standing-rock-and-j20-to-the-us-capitol-who-gets-treated-like-the-enemy#transcriptTune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Friday on TRNN: https://therealnews.com/the-marc-steiner-showHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and making a small donation: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-ytSign up for our newsletter: hhttps://therealnews.com/sign-up-ytLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

The non-partisan state panel charged with drawing fair, impartial election maps for Wisconsin legislative and Congressional districts this year turned its focus to the 4th Congressional District in Milwaukee County Thursday night. The People's Maps Commission heard from local attorneys and leaders of the Hmong and the Oneida Nation communities, who argued past gerrymandering has hurt low-income and non-white citizens. In testimony from the general public, Angela Lang of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities urged the commission to provide maps that are avenues for everyone to be heard by their lawmaker, who might otherwise ignore them. "Our communities are struggling. We call, we send letters, we request meetings, and the will of the people often isn't listened to, let alone upheld,” said Lang. The People's Maps Commission announced that a redistricting lab at Tufts University in Massachusetts will be helping them with their work. But Thursday night, local resident Matthew Petering

“Our freedoms are tied together”: Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Community (BLOC), on why helping a community’s most marginalized citizens creates better outcomes for all, BLOC’s pandemic pivot, and Backstreet Boys. Alright? The post Ep 85 Community Organizer Angela Lang appeared first on Midlife Mixtape .

Carli and Laura interview Angela Lang, political activist and Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC). Topics of discussion include: Angela's social justice work and activism, more specifically with BLOC; prioritizing mental health and self care in the workplace; the pervasive nature of trauma and its impacts on communities of color; and the impacts of COVID-19 and the racism pandemic. Support BLOC by connecting on social media and/or by donating to their programs: https://www.blocbybloc.org/donations BLOC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blocbyblocMKE/ BLOC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocbyblocMKE BLOC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blocbyblocmke/ Angela Lang was born and raised in the heart of Milwaukee. She has an extensive background in community organizing. In the past, Angela served as both an organizer and State Council Director for the Service Employees International Union, working on such campaigns as the Fight for 15. Before joining BLOC's team as Executive Director, Angela was the Political Director with For Our Future Wisconsin. She is a graduate of Emerge Wisconsin and has had the pleasure of being the featured trainer for Emerge's Diversity Weekend since 2015. Angela is motivated by making substantial and transformative change in her community while developing young, local leaders of color. Her journey in organizing hasn't always been easy, but through it all she has remained a fierce advocate for securing more seats at the table for those who represent the New American Majority. ---------- You can find us on: Our website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unconventionaldyad/support

Tuesday on Lake Effect : We hear from a criminal justice reporter who examined the practice of child-abuse pediatricians. Then, we learn how a new partnership between WisHope and the Ripon Police Department hopes to address addiction. Plus, we talk to the executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and learn about their efforts to engage voters. Guests: Stephanie Clifford, novelist and reporter covering criminal justice and business Peter Brunzelle, executive director of WisHope; Bill Wallner, Chief of Police in Ripon, Wis Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities

INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 When your grandchildren ask you what you did to protect democracy in the Trump era, what will you say? For ideas, check out Blue Mondays, where you'll learn more about what you need to know, AND DO, now that the election is mere moments away. Every Monday in August -- there are five of them this year -- Marj Halperin and Tom Moss will host a LIVE show at The Hideout's virtual performance space -- hideoutchicago.online. The audio recording of that show will appear as an episode of the Indivisible Chicago Podcast. The inaugural episode was recorded on Monday night, August 3, and focused on electoral politics and the pursuit of racial justice. This week's guests: Christian Perry, a community organizer with Black Millennial Renaissance, www.blackmillennialrenaissance.com/ Ashley Perkins, Nonviolence Training Coordinator and Lead Trainer at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, www.nonviolencechicago.org/ Angela Lang, Executive Director, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities in Milwaukee, WI, www.blocbybloc.org/ All proceeds from the event supports the GoFundMe set up by the Hideout to keep their staff paid until they can reopen. Donations made during the musical segment go directly to musical guest Melody Angel. The Indivisible Chicago Podcast is a member of the DemCast Podcast Network Blue Mondays is jointly sponsored by Indivisible Chicago Alliance (ICA), which is registered under 501(c)(4) and the Indivisible Chicago Alliance Political Action Committee, a separate non-profit organization connected to ICA. This program is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Additional sponsors: Blue Beginning and The Hideout.

The latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features an interview with Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities. This week's podcast highlights the organization's work and Lang's journey in political leadership and organizing, as well as broad issues facing African-American communities in the Midwest and across the country. Lang also provides a Milwaukee-focused perspective on the past few weeks of protests and what they mean for the push toward racial justice.

Today, Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) joins us for a quarantine edition of 'Some Assembly Required', to discuss proposals aimed at addressing the underlying issues that have allowed systemic racism to continue permeating our communities. --- Anti-Racism Resources Podcasts: 1619 (by New York Times), Code Switch (NPR), Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Films & Shows: 13th, Just Mercy, Selma, Fruitvale Station, When They See Us Books: Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
by Michelle Alexander, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Organizations to Follow: Urban Triage (Madison), Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (Madison), Leaders Igniting Transformation - LIT (Milwaukee), Black Leaders Organizing for Communities - BLOC (Milwaukee), NAACP (National), Color Of Change (National), Sister Song (National)

Today, Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) joins us for a quarantine edition of 'Some Assembly Required', to discuss proposals aimed at addressing the underlying issues that have allowed systemic racism to continue permeating our communities. --- Anti-Racism Resources Podcasts: 1619 (by New York Times), Code Switch (NPR), Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Films & Shows: 13th, Just Mercy, Selma, Fruitvale Station, When They See Us Books: Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
by Michelle Alexander, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Organizations to Follow: Urban Triage (Madison), Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (Madison), Leaders Igniting Transformation - LIT (Milwaukee), Black Leaders Organizing for Communities - BLOC (Milwaukee), NAACP (National), Color Of Change (National), Sister Song (National)

Chad Nicholson, Pennsylvania community organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) joined to talk about the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back environmental protections, as well as some bright points in the fight to protect local communities and the climate at large. Nicholson and hosts Bob Schlehuber and Jamarl Thomas discussed efforts by California energy giant PG&E to escape responsibility for fires in the state, and the recent victory of a Pennsylvania community over fracking. Jim Carpenter, a member of Progressive Democrats of America’s Milwaukee chapter and a Sanders campaign volunteer, as well as Rick Banks, political director/organizer with Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) spoke about what they saw on the ground in Wisconsin yesterday: the political weaponization of a pandemic. People risked their lives to vote in that state, in a situation made even more dangerous for some by inequalities in voting infrastructure. The four discussed that fiasco and the role Milwaukee’s history of segregation plays in enfranchisement, health and a host of other issues. Lee Camp, comedian, activist, journalist, host of the show “Redacted Tonight” on RT America, and author of the recent book, “Bullet Points & Punch Lines” to talk about the whimper the Sanders campaign ended on. In the end, playing nice didn’t help the senator from Vermont make his ideological case or overcome the institutional obstacles placed in his way. They wrangle over what chance there ever was for change in the US’ rotten electoral system, and President Trump’s continued successful deployment of the conman playbook. Then, because it’s Wednesday, we had some UFO stuff, took a jab at To The Stars Academy, were horrified by the grim prospect of rationed medical care in the US and assessed Mike Pence’s sad attempt at boosting esprit de corps.

I sat down w community organizer Angela Lang, who is executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC). She previously had worked in union advocacy for the SEIU. We discussed Angela's early aspirations in community organizing, becoming politically minded in college, intersectionality, dismantling whiteness in social justice, and BLOC's plans to expand. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support

Hosts Benjamin Rangel and Kacee Ochalek seek out ways to remain active and civically engaged during a time of quarantine, self-isolation, and social distancing. We speak with Angela Harris, a Milwaukee Public School teacher and creator of a local mutual aid network, Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), and Megan O’Halloran, Milwaukee Public School Board Director for District 8. We discuss how residents can support one another during this crisis, how to remain civically engaged, and ways Milwaukee has remained resilient despite difficult times. To learn more visit:Milwaukee Community Care and Mutual AidBlack Leaders Organizing for CommunitiesMilwaukee Public SchoolCenter for Disease ControlWisconsin Health and Human ServicesMy VoteCensusMegan’s action steps include:Thank your elected officialsWork at local election sitesAngela Harris’ action steps include:Reach out to local food pantriesComplete mutual aid Google FormStay engaged after all thisAngela Lang’s action steps include:Donate and amplify organizations doing work to address the crisisSelf-careWhen you’re taking action in your community, share with us! Use #bridgethecity or tag us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.We humbly ask you to consider joining our Patreon so we can continue creating episodes and events that encourage community engagement and open dialogue.For timely content and interviews focused on what’s happening now in our city, tune in to our show on Riverwest Radio (104.1 FM) at 5:30 every other Sunday, or listen online.

I sat down w community organizer Rick Banks, who is political director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities. He also is co-founder of the app MKE Black, which celebrates and promotes black-owned businesses of Milwaukee. We discussed Rick's interest in politics from a young age, getting political during college, calling your alderperson, his work w BLOC, and the new app (currently available on Android, soon on Apple). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support

Now, a conversation about the Blueprint for Baltimore. It's a project supported by The Open Society Institute-Baltimore and the T.Rowe Price Foundation, in partnership with several community groups -- including Black Leaders Organizing for Change (BLOC), CASA, Baltimore Votes, Black Girls Vote, and the No Boundaries Coalition. The goal of Blueprint for Baltimore is to survey as many as 12,000 Baltimore City residents – the largest issue-oriented survey in city history – about their priorities for the city on a range of public policy issues, including education, public safety, and housing, as the race for Mayor, City Council President and City Council move into high gear. Joining Tom in the studio is Evan Serpick. He’s OSI’s Director of Strategic Communications, and was closely involved in the development of the survey. Also joining us are project partners Tre Murphy, the co-founder and operations director for BLOC; and Lydia Walther-Rodriquez, Baltimore Regional Director for CASA of Maryland, a group that advocates for the state’s Latino and immigrant communities. The Blueprint for Baltimore survey -- which can also be taken online -- concludes Sunday, December 8. This conversation was livestreamed on WYPR's Facebook page. Watch the video here.

BLOC, or Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, was a response to local and nationwide criticism of low voter turnouts in African-American communities. Executive Director Angela Lang breaks down BLOC's educational canvassing program and their free ride to the polls initiative, which she hopes will increase voter turnout and overall civic engagement in Milwaukee's Black community.

BLOC, or Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, was a response to local and nationwide criticism of low voter turnouts in African-American communities. Executive Director Angela Lang breaks down BLOC's educational canvassing program and their free ride to the polls initiative, which she hopes will increase voter turnout and overall civic engagement in Milwaukee's Black community.

Angela Lang, the Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, joins The Great Battlefield podcast. She details the gains BLOC has made in building long-term political power for Black citizens, leaders and businesses in the city of Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. | Episode 147

In this episode, Kelly speaks with Angela Lang, the Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), a Milwaukee organization, about: BLOC's work to ensure a high quality of life for Black Milwaukee; the door-knocking work of BLOC's organizers; issues and concerns for the Black community in Milwaukee; officer-involved shootings; representation in government; and the diversity training that Angela leads for Emerge Wisconsin.

In this episode, Kelly speaks with Angela Lang, the Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), a Milwaukee organization, about: BLOC's work to ensure a high quality of life for Black Milwaukee; the door-knocking work of BLOC's organizers; issues and concerns for the Black community in Milwaukee; officer-involved shootings; representation in government; and the diversity training that Angela leads for Emerge Wisconsin.

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