What’s Blocking Progress For Racial Equality In Milwaukee?, Queer-Focused Comics, The Latest On What’s Happening With The Enbridge Line Five Pipeline

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Protesters rally near the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon
Protesters rally near the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2020. Corrinne Hess/WPR

A Milwaukee journalist talks with us about why the city has been slow to make progress on racial equality, and how other cities are working to help Black residents. Then the creators of Margins Publishing tell us about their project to elevate underrepresented voices. And we discuss a public hearing about the future of a portion of the Enbridge Line 5 in Wisconsin.

Featured in this Show

  • Why Milwaukee Hasn't Realized The Promise It Once Held For Black Residents

    By some measures, Milwaukee was once one of the best cities in the country for Black people. Today, it’s one of the worst. A journalist and Milwaukee native talks with us about why the city has been so slow to make progress on racial equality and what its leaders could learn from other areas.

  • Madison Grads Publish Comics With A Queer Focus

    Two Madison-area high school graduates founded the small press publishing company Margins Publishing in 2015 after meeting in high school. We talk with both the founders about their focus on publishing work about and by often marginalized people.

  • The Latest On What's Happening With The Enbridge Line Five Pipeline

    Residents of Northern Wisconsin joined a virtual public hearing to voice their opinions–either in support or opposition–of the proposed plan to reroute the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. We talk to a reporter to hear more about the meeting and the ongoing fight over the pipeline.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • James Causey Guest
  • Zora Gilbert Guest
  • Cat Parra Guest
  • Danielle Kaeding Guest
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director

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