Eviction and the fear of eviction affect thousands of Dane County residents every year. Certain populations, like black women with children, are especially vulnerable. One community activist is using a crowdfunding campaign to help Madisonians stay in their homes. Brandi Grayson has raised $15,000 over the past year to help black women avoid eviction or […]
Teen Moms Need Our Support
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou 70 percent of teen moms are survivors of sexual abuse, often with their first children being a result of that abuse. Instead of being met with love and support, […]
Split Show: Constitutional Convention/Education Resource Officers in S...
Split show today, featuring a discussion on the possibility of a constitutional convention with guest Jenni Dye, and a talk on EROS, or Education Resource Officers, with Brandi Grayson and Anna Mueller Moffit. Jenni Dye is the Research Director of One Wisconsin Now. One Wisconsin Now is a advocacy organization in Madison. Brandi Grayson is […]
Black Women at the Forefront of the Civil Rights Movement
Our topic today is Black Women at the Forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. Lilada takes a look at her top ten heroines of the Civil Rights movements in honor of the first day of Black History Month. Joining her in the studio today is long-time Madison resident and activist, Brandi Grayson. Brandi is the […]
No Child Behind Bars Tour Comes to Madison
We begin the show with Larry Dupuis, legal director with the ACLU of Wisconsin, who recently filed a lawsuit challenging conditions at Wisconsin’s youth prison. Next, Esty is joined by organizers and speakers of the No Child Behind Bars tour, Amanda Weatherspoon and Nadya Tannous, and local activist Brandi Grayson. Amanda Weatherspoon is a Unitarian Universalist minister […]
Young, Gifted and Black on New County Jail Plan
On December 27, 2014, Brandi Grayson addressed a crowd of almost a thousand as they blocked traffic on Madison’s East Washington Avenue. The Young Gifted and Black Coalition organized dozens of similar protests in the wake of a Race to Equity report that condemned racial disparities in Madison and Dane County and later, in response […]