Race
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Black women in Wisconsin are at higher risk of violence. An effort to find out why went nowhere.
A bill that would have created a task force on missing and murdered African American women failed to pass as time ran out on the legislative session this year.
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Green Bay named an interim school superintendent amid drama
The Green Bay Area Public School District has appointed Vicki Bayer as interim superintendent.
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New historical markers commemorate Milwaukee’s fair housing marches
The director for the Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach at Marquette University spoke with WPR’s “Morning Edition” about the history behind the markers.
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Black Advocacy Day at state Capitol emphasizes representation in government
The mayor of Jackson, Miss. told a crowd at the Black Advocacy Day at the Wisconsin Capitol that representation was key if people of color want to improve their quality of life.
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Diverse businesses have grown in recent decades. But they’re still underrepresented.
Wisconsin businesses owned by people of color have grown significantly since the late 1990s, but they’re still underrepresented when compared to people of color’s share of the state population.
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Green Bay School Board closes door on reinstating superintendent
The Green Bay School Board says it cannot reinstate the superintendent who resigned earlier this month, despite calls from community members to do so.
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New bid to expand I-94 follows a painful legacy for Black and Hispanic communities
While state officials say the expansion would improve highway safety and boost the economy, opponents hope a federal civil rights complaint will block the effort after weighing its impact to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
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Green Bay community members call on school district to reinstate superintendent
Green Bay community members are calling on the school board to reinstate their superintendent, the first Black leader in the school district’s history.
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Program promotes homeownership for low-income Milwaukee renters
A program meant to promote homeownership and empower low-income residents in Milwaukee has opened the door for 30 tenants in affordable housing to become homeowners. The Metcalfe Park Homeownership Initiative is a lease-purchase program in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood on the north side of Milwaukee. Thirty single-family homes were built 15 years ago on tax-foreclosed…
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Lawsuit alleges State Bar of Wisconsin minority program is unconstitutional
A conservative law firm filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “diversity clerkship program” unconstitutionally discriminates based on race. The program offers summer internships for first-year law school students at top law firms, private companies and government offices. Past participants have included Alliant Energy, Froedrert Health, the Kohler Co., the…