Danell Cross and Melody McCurtis share how they organized Black community in Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising. Their challenge: 1 in 6 Black citizens in Milwaukee were disenfranchised.

As they worked to register voters in advance of the 2020 federal election, they faced many challenges:

reduced polling stations, disinformation campaigns, and the surging pandemic. Canvassing door-to-door to reach residents who are missed by social media campaigns, they deliver voting instructions along with food and COVID-19 safety kits. Cross and McCurtis also try to convince neighbors to vote, ones whose faith has been tested by the system and remain cynical about what a president will do to change things on their block.

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