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Grassroots organizers win 'Spotlight Award' for their work in advancing racial equity in metro Milwaukee

WUWM 89.7 FM | By Teran Powell
Published January 24, 2023 at 2:43 PM CST
(From left to right) Camille Mays, Lynne Woehrle, Jasmine Roberson, and Erica Turner received the 'Spotlight Award' from Rid Racism Milwaukee for their efforts to promote social justice.
Rid Racism Milwaukee
(From left to right) Camille Mays, Lynne Woehrle, Jasmine Roberson, and Erica Turner received the 'Spotlight Award' from Rid Racism Milwaukee for their efforts to promote social justice.

A local non-profit known as Rid Racism Milwaukee is honoring four women in the metro Milwaukee area with a "Spotlight Award" for the work they do to advance racial equity. Rid Racism is a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to building allies and dismantling all forms of racism.

The winners are Erica Turner, executive director of Bridge the Divide; Jasmine Roberson, a youth organizer with Leaders Igniting Transformation; Camille Mays, founder and co-director of Peace Garden Project MKE; and Lynne Woehrle, co-founder of Tosa Together.

All four of the winners expressed gratitude for the honor and say it feels good to be recognized for their work.

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Teran Powell
Teran is WUWM's race & ethnicity reporter.
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