Diversity and Inclusion

If you’re in recovery from addiction, finding a sober community that’s a good fit for your new lifestyle can be a struggle. Especially if you also happen to be a person of color living in Wisconsin.

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is paying $265,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she was demoted from a diversity, equity and inclusion leadership position because she is white.

Last month, same-sex marriage was both celebrated and condemned on a national scale. Pastors from Madison and Manitowoc County shared their personal stories and reaction to recent news.

Shaundel Washington-Spivey, La Crosse’s first Black and first openly gay mayor, currently serves on the Governor’s Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council.

Author and comedian Felipe Torres Medina spoke with WPR’s “BETA” about writing with humor, navigating immigrant spaces and America as an experiment.

Republicans on a legislative audit committee questioned the legality and usefulness of diverstiy, equity and inclusion initiatives at state agencies and universities during a public hearing at the Wisconsin State Capitol Wednesday.

Sen. Eric Wimberger, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” for a discussion about the released and forthcoming audits.

Mia Serafina of the Interchange Theater in Milwaukee never performed with comedians of color until college. As the director of community and culture, she wanted to change that with the New Voices scholarship.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision that a state program that distributes grants to minority college students is unconstitutional. 

The state organization that oversees most Wisconsin high school athletic programs updated a policy Wednesday to say only athletes “designated as females at birth” would be allowed to compete in girls sports.