MILWAUKEE, Wis. (SPECTRUM NEWS) - Three months ago, Milwaukee-based BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities) bad been in the national spotlight as some political pundits predicted that whomever landed in the White House in November might come down to several neighborhoods in Wisconsin.

Three months later, so much has changed.

"We made the decision on March 16 that we were going to shut down our offices," Angela Lang, the executive director of BLOC, told Spectrum News 1. "A lot of our work is based in the field, and we knew it wasn't safe and still isnt' safe to be in the field, so we had to quickly pivot to texting and phonebanking."

In the midst of the pandemic, BLOC has also found itself at the crossroads of the ongoing protests against racial inequality and police brutality, as Lang advocates for demonstators to continue to find ways to push for meaningful reform.

"I've been reminded recently that this is going to be a marathon and not a sprint," Lang said, "so making sure we're all taking care of ourselves as best that we can, to lean into community and include as many people as possible who are a part of our fight, and understand that when we say, "Black Lives Matter," we mean, "All Black Lives...""

You can see the entire interview with Lang and learn more about BLOC above.