Closing the racial divide in Wisconsin’s capital
Clip: 6/19/2014 | 6m 25s
A new effort in the city of Madison aims to bridge the extreme racial disparity.
Wisconsin has the worst rankings for African American children in the country for basic factors like education, income, health and home stability, and that statistic has real long-term consequences. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a new effort in the city of Madison to bridge the extreme racial disparity — an effort that leaders hope will provide a template to communities across the country.
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Closing the racial divide in Wisconsin’s capital
Clip: 6/19/2014 | 6m 25s
Wisconsin has the worst rankings for African American children in the country for basic factors like education, income, health and home stability, and that statistic has real long-term consequences. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a new effort in the city of Madison to bridge the extreme racial disparity — an effort that leaders hope will provide a template to communities across the country.
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