Milwaukee Serves as Backdrop to Examine Issues Plaguing Black Males

MILWAUKEE, WI — If you look at the data surrounding the Brew City, it is hard to believe Milwaukee is making any progress to move the needle at all on racial equity. The city has the highest Black-White segregation and the highest rate of incarceration of Black males in the country. The state of Wisconsin, anchored by the city of Milwaukee, has the worst Black-White achievement gap in the country as evidenced by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, a truth that has persisted for over 15 years.

As of 2017, the Milwaukee metro area also ranked worst in the nation for Black-White unemployment gaps. According to Dr. David Pate, chair and associate professor in the Helen Bader School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, it is also a city in which hordes of Black men over 30 have never held a traditional job...

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Editor Notes: Read the entire article. Milwaukee is making great strides and will be the center of attention in the next few years...