A mother & daughter prepare their Milwaukee community for the 2020 presidential election.

Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising Local, USA

Premiered January 18, 2021
Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising

On April 7, Wisconsin held its primary election at the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S. An estimated ~16% of Black voters were disenfranchised in Milwaukee. Danell Cross and Melody McCurtis are determined to prevent this from happening again. Follow the mother-daughter activist team as they organize their Black community to prepare for the 2020 presidential election and its challenges.

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