About Us
The MKE Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity represents a collection of Black leaders and organizations building partnerships and capacity in Milwaukee to address barriers that prevent Black people from being healthy. The Network was formed in 2021 in response to worsening health disparities fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Central to the Network’s work is its focus on Social Justice, Healing Justice, Black Liberation, Systems Change, and adapting a Black Cultural Lens. The Network developed a Community Change Agenda, which provides information on its priorities and strategic process for changing community conditions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Members
Devin Anderson, African American Roundtable
Tony Whitley, Community Pastor
Vaun Mayes, Community Task Force MKE
Elle Hill, Diverse and Resilient/SHEBA/Planned Parenthood
Steven Tipton, El Bethel Church of God in Christ
Rozalia Harris, Friendship Inc.
Fardowsa Mohamed, MA’RUF Center for Youth Innovation
Melody McCurtis, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges
Lisa Jones, MICAH/WISDOM
Camille Mays, Peace Garden Project MKE
Antonia Drew Vann, The Asha Project
Radontae Ashford, The Infinite Church
Terrence Moore, The Kairos International Christian Church, Inc.
Benjamin Robinson, West Side Church of God in Christ
Leadership
Quinton Cotton, QDC Research and Policy Consulting Group, LLC
Walter Lanier, Progressive Baptist Church
Lorraine Lathen, Jump at the Sun Consultants LLC
Ericka Sinclair, Health Connections, Inc.
Allies
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe, Zilber School of Public Health
Funders
Zilber Family Foundation