NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events in November connected to Milwaukee’s North Side and South Side neighborhoods.
NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do this November in Milwaukee neighborhoods
Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate.
A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
Wisconsin schools called police on students at twice the national rate — for Native students, it was the highest
School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In Wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are Black, Latino or Native bear the brunt of it.
A national debt: Should government compensate for slavery and racism?
Evanston, Illinois, is compensating victims of housing discrimination. Big questions remain about whether and how reparations should be handled.
FEMA offers generous funeral aid to those grieving COVID-19 deaths. Getting it isn’t easy.
Applicants complain of confusing bureaucracy and long waits as the agency handles thousands applications over the phone. A Milwaukee woman details her struggle to connect.
Celebrating the fathers in our community
Single fathers in Milwaukee have something they want you to know: Not every black man is a deadbeat Dad. And many are taking care of their kids.
Homeownership gap for people of color in Wisconsin is wide; communities, nonprofits try to close it
Historical redlining, racial covenants and modern-day barriers including lower incomes keep most residents of color in Wisconsin from owning homes.
Convictions bar Wisconsinites from many jobs, making re-entry ‘a real struggle’
People of color in Wisconsin have higher incarceration rates than whites, which means many jobs and opportunities remain out of reach for them.
Drop out or drown in debt? Many Black students in Wisconsin face stark choices in paying for college
The real difference comes in the proportion of those loans that are in default. In ZIP codes where most residents are people of color, 21% of the loans are in default, compared to just 6% in majority-white areas.
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