Diversity and Inclusion

Several government web sites serving Wisconsin went offline this week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that seeks to dismantle federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

An internal review found “concerns about financial operations and fiscal judgements,” according to the school. 

Milwaukee Area Technical College’s former chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer filed a federal lawsuit against the college alleginging she was fired after speaking out against race and disability discrimination at the school.

The ACRE program nurtures professionals of color in the commercial real estate market. A recent Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis finds that its efforts are working.

Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin, culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau Band family to move for their safety.

The Wisconsin-based organization has screened 5 million people and operated on 440,000 for cataracts since 1984.

Major League Baseball decided this year to recognize statistics from Jim Crow baseball leagues and will give living Black players a pension. Former Negro league player, Dennis Biddle, and a UW-Milwaukee history student, Ken Bartelt, explain the importance of this on “Wisconsin Today.”

This summer’s all-ages program with the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library includes author talks and an appearance from the Librarian of Congress.

Through pictures and words, author Baptiste Paul of Green Bay speaks directly to Black and brown children about racial inequality and emotions that children of color might experience.

Nadirah Simmons talks to WPR’s “BETA” about her pop culture history book, “First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changes the Game.”