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On Juneteenth, five local Black-run nonprofit organizations launched the Black Enterprise Fund to raise money to sustain their work.
Politician and voting-rights advocate Stacey Abrams appeared in Madison (virtually) to discuss her new book, “Our Time is Now.”
A growing Black community in Platteville hosted its first Juneteenth celebration this week.
Governor Tony Evers and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes announced a series of proposals to reform policing statewide.
Popular community program Dane Dances is postponed until August 2021.
Dane County raised the Juneteenth flag this week.
The third annual Juneteenth brunch will be curbside pickup and a virtual keynote focused on uplifting fathers.
A Dane County TimeBank program aims to reduce violence against Black people through a letter-writing campaign.
The Madison Common Council approved a resolution to create a community oversight board for the police.
Medical professionals rallied last weekend at the White Coats for Black Lives demonstration.
UW’s PEOPLE program is going virtual.
Danyelle Wright has been named principal at Cottage Grove School.
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