Even as minority populations grow, political power lags for people of color in northeast Wisconsin. Recent election wins might signal change


Even as minority populations grow, political power lags for people of color in northeast Wisconsin. Recent election wins might signal change


It is a night Israel Del Toro vividly remembers.

In September of 2020, Del Toro was asleep in his Appleton home when he awoke to the sound of someone trying to break into his house. Soon after, he noticed a fire on the back side of his house, then felt an explosion as gasoline or propane caught fire in his garage. The explosion blew out windows and a door. The damage totaled about $100,000.

Outside, someone had spray-painted swastikas on his doors and truck, and the back of his house had been spray-painted with the words "No Jews" and "No spics." Del Toro isn`t Jewish; he`s Latino, and Israel is a common Latino name...

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Ken Notes:Great article and a seat at the table is clearly one of the best ways to effect change.

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