News & Commentary

Feb 25, 2026

Black History Month is Every Month

In a new blog post, Communications Coordinator Kwesi Foli reflects on his experiences for this Black History Month and the joy, pain and triumph that brings us together.

By Kwesi Foli

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Feb 20, 2026

Black History Warns Us About Surveillance

Surveillance in the U.S. has always followed the same pattern: it is built and designed for Black communities and then expanded to everyone else.

By Jon McCray Jones

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Jan 16, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Had More Than A Dream

MLK Day is a holiday for celebration. But it should also be a day of contemplation.

By Kwesi Foli

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Sep 12, 2025

SCOTUS Just Gave ICE a Green Light to Profile Latinos. We Should All Be Outraged.

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ban on racial profiling, raising serious constitutional and human rights concerns.

By Jon McCray Jones

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May 05, 2025

The ‘Cycle’ Continues

Another Wisconsinite was killed by police – hours after the world premiere of “Cycle," a documentary about the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Ty’Rese West by Mount Pleasant Police Officer Eric Giese.

By Alyssa Meinecke, Director of Communications, Program & Strategy

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Apr 10, 2025

Second Chance Month: Wisconsin Must Take Common-Sense Steps to End Mass Incarceration Now

From marijuana convictions to crimeless revocation, our broken criminal legal system impacts the civil rights and liberties of too many Wisconsinites.

No one should be incarcerated for marijuana
Feb 26, 2025

Surveillance is a Racial Justice Issue

The targeting of civil rights protesters speaks to an urgent need for community control over police surveillance.

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Feb 20, 2025

White Moderates: It’s Time to Stand Up Against Anti-DEI Efforts

This Black History Month, we call on allies to learn from our country’s past and be on the right side of history.

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Nov 27, 2024

We Can Have It All: We Don't Have To Choose Between Social and Economic Issues

The fundamental tension is not between you and your neighbor – it’s between all of us and those in power who manufacture divisions to distract from their hoarding of wealth.

By Alyssa Meinecke, Director of Communications, Program & Strategy, Jon McCray Jones, Policy Analyst