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Racial disparity is exposed in the daily lives of Wisconsin's Black and white residents.

Wisconsin suffers intense racial disparities exposed in common differences between the daily lives of its Black and white residents. A history of racism in the criminal justice and educational systems, as well as efforts to right these wrongs are explored in a program created in partnership with the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development.

09/12/2023

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Wisconsin in Black & White is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Funding for Wisconsin in Black & White is provided by the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, DeAtley Family Foundation, Joe and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner, Lau and Bea...

Wisconsin in Black & White - Preview

Racial disparity is exposed in the daily lives of Wisconsin's Black and white residents. (20s)

Lilada Gee on generational trauma and the Black experience

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Lilada Gee on the struggle to pursue healing for the traumas of racism and injustice. (1m 33s)

Hon. Rev. Everett Mitchell on Black communities and church

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Everett Mitchell on the significance and impacts of Black churches and faith. (1m 59s)

Reggie Jackson on life expectancy among Black Wisconsinites

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Reggie Jackson on Wisconsin's persistent racial disparities in life expectancy. (2m 10s)

Aaron Perry on obstacles to Black men's health in Wisconsin

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Aaron Perry on an array of chronic health problems among Black men around Wisconsin. (2m 32s)

Dr. Jasmine Zapata on the impacts of having a preterm birth

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Dr. Jasmine Zapata on the state's high Black infant and maternal mortality rates. (3m 24s)

Tiffany Green on racial inequities in delivering health care

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Tiffany Green on trust and racial biases among medical providers for pregnant patients. (2m 30s)

Kim Neuschel on safety and outcomes for children in school

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Kim Neuschel on an effort to help elementary school students in Madison feel safer. (2m 43s)

Dr. Tito Izard on tracing racist roots of health disparities

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Dr. Tito Izard on continuing health disparities and barriers to care in Black communities. (1m 47s)

Sabrina Madison on Cultivating Wealth in Black Communities

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Sabrina Madison on generating health and ownership among Wisconsin's Black residents. (2m 12s)

Elmer Moore, Jr. on Stress, Safety and Generational Outcomes

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Elmer Moore, Jr. on investing in more secure home environments and trajectories of lives. (2m 17s)

Kurt Paulsen on Long-Term Impacts of Racist Housing Policies

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Kurt Paulsen on discrimination and homeownership rates of Black families in Wisconsin. (1m 48s)

Theresa Garrison on Witnessing 'Urban Renewal' in Milwaukee

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Theresa Garrison on memories of growing up in a neighborhood razed by "urban renewal." (1m 50s)

Wisconsin's racial disparities in maternal, infant mortality

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Deaths of Black infants, mothers in Wisconsin are shaped by access, biases in health care. (7m 16s)

Racism, cycles of trauma and the importance of mental health

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Generational trauma harms the mental health of Black children and adults in Wisconsin. (6m 8s)

The public health crisis faced by Black Wisconsinites

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Racism has left Wisconsin's Black residents suffering disproportionate disease and death. (6m 15s)

A mission to expand health access for Black men in Wisconsin

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One athlete is developing a health care model that expands access options for Black men. (7m 8s)

Derek Handley on Identifying Housing Discrimination

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Derek Handley on understanding historical patterns of racist housing discrimination. (1m 51s)

Anne Bonds on How Racially Restrictive Covenants Emerged

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Anne Bonds on how racially restrictive covenants shaped housing segregation. (2m 44s)

Covenants, Redlining and Black Homeownership in Wisconsin

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Racially restrictive covenants and redlining discrimination created segregated housing. (7m 30s)

What 'Urban Renewal' Meant for Milwaukee's Black Residents

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Urban renewal projects sparked the open housing movement to end housing discrimination. (6m 48s)

Impacts of Housing Discrimination on Economic Opportunity

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Housing discrimination has diminished opportunity for Black Wisconsinites to build wealth. (7m 3s)

A Conversation on Racial Inequalities and Education Outcomes

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Dr. Alex Gee, Kaleem Caire and Dr. Courtney Bell on racial inequality and education. (9m 24s)

The Effects of Racial Inequalities on Education in Wisconsin

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Access gaps, economic adversity, school segregation lead to racial disparity in education. (15m 24s)

A Conversation on Racial Disparities and Criminal Justice

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Dr. Alex Gee, Carl Fields and Alex Lindenmeyer on racial disparities in criminal justice. (9m)

A Legacy of Racial Inequality Before the Law in Wisconsin

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Racial disparities in criminal justice have been shaped by unequal application of the law. (16m 10s)

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