Wisconsin is the worst state for black Americans with the country's biggest gap between black and white Americans. Milwaukee County is home to more than 240000 African-Americans,which is 69 percent of Wisconsin's total African-American population. Nearly 90 percent of Wisconsin's black population lives in six Wisconsin counties: Milwaukee, Dane, and Racine,Kenosha, Rock, or Waukesha,according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Angela Lang is a Wisconsin native and Executive Director of Blacks Leaders Organizing for Communities. Dr. Alex Gee is a social entrepreneur and the founder and President of the Nehemiah middle for Urban Leadership Development. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Don't have time to listen right now? Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, TuneIn, or Stitcher,or wherever you find your podcasts to acquire this segment with you on the depart.Want to comment on this story? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page or Twitter.
Source: wnyc.org