State Senator Dora Drake, chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus (WLBC), announced on Sunday that the caucus would conduct a statewide listening tour, with stops in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and Racine, with the goal of crafting a Black policy agenda for the state.
Drake made the announcement on WISN’s Up Front.
“For decades Black Wisconsinites have expressed a clear desire for policy that can positively impact the lives of our community to create both economic opportunity and independence. However, our community’s top priorities and critical needs have been sidelined time and time again due to shenanigans in Madison. Black Wisconsinites need fully funded public schools, affordable child care, healthcare and the general cost of living without the fear of racism or the questioning of our merits,” Drake wrote in a statement announcing the tour. “As members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, we believe that many Wisconsinites share many of the same concerns. This statewide tour will center Black voices in the legislative process so that we can build a Black policy agenda that bridges that gap between all corners of Wisconsin and demonstrates to our communities that this caucus is standing and fighting for you.”
The tour will consist of town hall meetings in Green Bay on September 15, Racine on September 16, Madison on September 22 and Milwaukee on October 2.
The WLBC consists of Drake, Senator LaTonya Johnson, Representatives Sequanna Taylor, Kalan Haywood, Supreme Moore Omokunde, Darrin Madison, and Russell Goodwin Sr. of Milwaukee; Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner of Green Bay, and Representative Shelia Stubbs of Madison.
