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LISTEN: Democracy is on the Ballot in November

April Ryan
August 31, 2020

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Despite a letter from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to the President urging him reconsider a planned visit to Kenosha, he President is going ahead with a planned visit on Tuesday. Kenosha, like Portland, has seen clashes between those protesting the police killing of Jacob Blake, and Blue Line supporters.

The people of Wisconsin don’t want another task force or more delays—they want action and results, and they want it today, not tomorrow or some day months down the road. pic.twitter.com/wptjdZ185a
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 31, 2020

April Ryan speaks with former Congressman Ed Towns, who chaired the Oversight & Government Reform Committee, who says American democracy is “on the ballot” and calls on clergy and civil rights organizations to take leadership.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Jacob Blake’s sister Letetra Widman, center, and uncle Justin Blake, left, march at a rally for Jacob Blake Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan