How was Madison’s Urban Community Arts Network instrumental in breaking the cycle of overpoliced, anti-hip-hop attitudes through organizing and pressuring the city to do something meaningful for a local arts community?

DJ Pain 1 addresses the roots of racism in the local hip-hop controversy and described how UCAN worked directly with Madison police, venue owners and artists to address inequities and misconceptions. A seven-year effort resulted in the creation of a Task Force on Equity in Entertainment which begins meeting in September 2017.