In January, Free Press staff took part in a White House panel discussion, explored ways to combat harm in journalism and advocated for strong civic-media policies.
After the 1898 massacre and coup, white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, finished the job of disenfranchising Black citizens and instituting Jim Crow segregation.
Each February, Media 2070 takes time to acknowledge and amplify our collective power. Simply put, Black narrative power is resistance, care, love, beauty and abundance.
Free Press Action urges the state legislature to unite behind these measures as quickly as possible — for the sake of Wisconsin and for the sake of our democracy.