Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown (in exile)… In the second half, Community Power Building Director Mahnker Dahnweih from Freedom, Inc joins us to talk about the state of the world, the evolving racial saga in Sun Prairie, and what Freedom, Inc is looking forward to doing! More about Freedom, Inc […]
“Perhaps You’re the Second One” and “What are ...
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown (in exile)… “Perhaps You’re the Second One” – Bringing out Black Women Filmmakers In the first half, Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon joins us on the line from Chicago to talk about her non-profit and documentary called Sisters in Cinema, examining African American women film directors and […]
Madison Common Council kicks off 2021 budget deliberations
For more than five hours last night, the Madison Common Council listened to public input on the city’s 2021 budget. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has proposed a nearly $350 million operating and $161.6 million capital budget for next year. The more than $500 million joint budget comes as the city has been wracked by pandemic-induced economic […]
Joy To The Polls
Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Damita Brown (in exile)… Where we’re going now: talking about the election and the work ahead of us with Mahnker Dahnweih, Community Power Building Director from Freedom, Inc. The election brought us a great stride for Black women everywhere, there’s still much to do and lots of change […]
Mahnker Dahnweih on Police Brutality and Community Powerbuilding
Damita Brown talks with Mahnker Dahnweih, Director of Community Power Building from Freedom, Inc about police brutality, the attempted murder of Jacob Blake, and what we as a community can do to reform and heal. Photo by Ken Fager on Flickr
Challenging Downtown Recovery and Police Brutality
Damita Brown talks with.. Kailea Saplan from Tone Madison about her recent article challenging Madison’s plan for downtown recovery, and how helping businesses is coming ahead of fixing policing and racism in Madison. Mahnker Dahnweih, Director of Community Power Building from Freedom, Inc about police brutality, the attempted murder of Jacob Blake, and what we […]