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Could Guaranteed Income Close Racial Wealth Gap?
Wisconsin cities, including Milwaukee, are participating in guaranteed income pilot program.
Aug 19th, 2021 by Harrison Freuck and Zhen Wang
House Committee Will Look At Milwaukee’s Disparities
Rep. Moore will serve on Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.
Jun 28th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
College Debts Hit State’s Black Borrowers
Average Black graduate owes $25,000 more for student loans than white graduates.
May 19th, 2021 by Alyssa Allemand
A City and Life That’s Segregated
A look at our individual responsibility in creating change for Milwaukee.
Aug 23rd, 2020 by Dominique Samari
Can City’s Dismal Ranking for Blacks Improve?
New study suggests city couldn’t get any worse. New effort aims to improve that.
Aug 12th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
How Business Leaders Caused Black Poverty
Union busting, opposition to minimum wage helped drive inequality.
Dec 29th, 2019 by Michael Rosen and Jeffrey Sommers
How Hispanics Have Saved Milwaukee
Acid attack against man for “invasion” of Hispanics couldn’t be more wrong about their impact.
Nov 5th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
53206 ZIP Code Has “Stealth Depression”
Research finds adult male employment up since Great Recession, but still faces concentrated economic disadvantage.
Mar 29th, 2019 by Will Cushman
Misery Index Persists in 53206
New report finds "enduring ecosystem of disadvantage” in north side ZIP Code.
Mar 6th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez
Black Workers Losing Transit to Jobs?
End of county bus routes 61 and 6 means no connection to jobs in other counties.
Oct 17th, 2018 by Bruce Murphy
More Than Downtown Development Needed
City leaders at economic summit say more development must occur in neighborhoods.
Nov 3rd, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
City Residents Hiring Program Falls Short
Promising effort employs minorities in construction, needs more monitoring and funding.
Oct 25th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
