New Black Entrepreneurship Program, COVID-19 Vaccine Update

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A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I. David Goldman/AP Photos

We learn about a new Black entrepreneurship being created by a Wisconsin insurance company. Then, we hear from the state Dept. of Health Services on the status of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Featured in this Show

  • Northwestern Mutual Invests In Black Entrepreneurs

    Northwestern Mutual dedicated $20 million to help advance entrepreneurship in African American communities. A company vice president joins us to talk about the business’ new accelerator program for Black entrepreneurs and how this fits into its overall mission.

  • DHS Update On COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

    Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine rollout is among the slowest in the nation. We talk to the deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services about the process, how eligible adults can access the vaccine and who is next in line.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • L. Malik Anderson Producer
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Michele Gerard Good Technical Director
  • Abim Kolawole Guest
  • Julie Willems Van Dijk Guest

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