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3) Empower Black leaders with the tools, training, and resources needed to organize and guarantee that their issues, concerns, and values are represented at all levels of government. | 3) Empower Black leaders with the tools, training, and resources needed to organize and guarantee that their issues, concerns, and values are represented at all levels of government. | ||
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| + | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is listed as a "Partner Organization" of [[ProsperUS]],<ref>[https://www.prosperus.org/about About (accessed November 21, 2021)]</ref> a coalition of leftist groups formed during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to demand massive government spending, including [[Joe Biden]]'s "Build Back Better" spending bill.<ref>[https://www.prosperus.org/media/prosperus-urges-swift-passage-of-build-back-better-act-lhs6z ProsperUS Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Bill, Calls for Speedy Senate Passage, No Additional Cuts (accessed November 21, 2021)]</ref>,<ref>[https://www.prosperus.org/media/prosperus-urges-swift-passage-of-build-back-better-act ProsperUS Urges Swift Passage of Build Back Better Act (accessed November 21, 2021)]</ref>,<ref>[https://www.prosperus.org/media/prosperus-coalition-historic-build-back-better-deal-clear-rejection-of-trickle-down-economics ProsperUS Coalition: Historic Build Back Better Deal Clear Rejection of Trickle-Down Economics, Big Win for Workers, Families, and Economy (accessed November 21, 2021)]</ref> | ||
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==Team== | ==Team== | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 21 November 2021
Template:TOCnestleft BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing Our Communities) is based in Milwaukee.
Our Goals
1) Invest in our community and engage citizens to build long-term political power.
2) Through coordinated political action ensure a high quality of life and access to economic opportunity for members of the Black community in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin.
3) Empower Black leaders with the tools, training, and resources needed to organize and guarantee that their issues, concerns, and values are represented at all levels of government.
Partner Organization of ProsperUS
BLOC is listed as a "Partner Organization" of ProsperUS,[1] a coalition of leftist groups formed during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to demand massive government spending, including Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" spending bill.[2],[3],[4]
Team
- Angela Lang, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Keisha Robinson, PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Rick Banks, POLITICAL DIRECTOR/ORGANIZER
- Maletha Jones, FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Tamara Dean, OFFICE MANAGER
Lead Ambassadors
- Tamer Malone
- Janice Agnew
- Amari Rucker
- Sylvia Beasley
- Dawonyae Robinson
- Kenya Riley
- Tiffany Weddle
- Deontae Robinson
- Joann Robinson
- Dawn Holt[5]
Biden/Harris
References
- ↑ About (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Bill, Calls for Speedy Senate Passage, No Additional Cuts (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Urges Swift Passage of Build Back Better Act (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ ProsperUS Coalition: Historic Build Back Better Deal Clear Rejection of Trickle-Down Economics, Big Win for Workers, Families, and Economy (accessed November 21, 2021)
- ↑ [1]