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Noon Wednesday: WI Cities Rank Worst For African Americans

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

November 20, 2019

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Milwaukee and Racine have been ranked the first and second worst places for African Americans to live in the country, according to a recent report from 24/7 Wall St. However, this isn’t the first time these two cities have made similar lists. UW-Madison Associate Professor of Sociology John Eason joins us to help give context to these rankings.

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