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 […]
Protests continue Monday in downtown Madison
Protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality against black lives continued Monday. A demonstration organized by Freedom, Inc gathered at noon on Monday outside of the Dane County Jail. After a press conference, the action proceeded up to the intersection of John Nolen and North Shore Drive, where the procession came to […]
