The Madison Police and Fire Commission is currently in the process of selecting the next Madison Chief of Police, and they’re asking for community input. Today, WORT news director Chali Pittman guest hosts for the hour with PFC Commissioner Mary Schauf to learn about the process and take listener calls and feedback to be entered […]
Rebroadcasts: Black Lives Matter / Doing Antiracism Work On Social Med...
For the first part of today’s show, we re-air a broadcast from 2018, when former host Lilada Gee spoke with Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and a prison abolition advocate based out of Los Angeles. Her memoir, now essential on antiracism reading lists, is titled When They Call You a […]
Crowd demonstrates Tuesday to free arrested organizer
Protesters marched Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to protest the arrest of Yeshua Musa and demand his release from the Dane County Jail. Musa, whose legal name is Devonere Johnson, has been a frequent organizer and participant in Madison’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations against systemic injustice. Protesters gathered a few blocks from the Dane County […]
Audio from the Scene: State Senator Tim Carpenter Attacked During Prot...
Madison Black Lives Matter protesters believe that local police, as well as white supremacists, may be using media coverage of local protests, particularly videos and photos, in order to identify protesters. This has led protesters to vehemently discourage media coverage of recent protests and interactions. WORT’s news team has worked to be a regular presence […]
“We Been Not Breathin'”: Doulas demand change
Black babies in Wisconsin die at a comparative rate that’s higher than any other state. And nationally, Black mothers die in childbirth at a rate that’s three times greater than that of white mothers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of those deaths are preventable. Those racial inequities for women and […]
After a Peaceful Protest, Chaos
Shortly after Madison’s May 30th protests against the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd ended, all hell broke loose: smashed windows, tear gas and pepper spray, people deliberately run down by vehicles, a police car set on fire. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew from 9:30 […]
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