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A digital series highlighting critical issues affecting marginalized communities across Wisconsin.
Why Race Matters highlights critical issues affecting marginalized communities across Wisconsin. Producer and host Angela Fitzgerald engages in conversations with everyday people whose work and commitments focus on community, identity and belonging.
Black vs. African American Identity
In America, identity is complex. Black and African American are often used interchangeably but have distinct meanings. For some, it's about heritage. For others, culture. And for all, it’s personal. Host Angela Fitzgerald sits down with Naman Siad and Harry Kiiru to discuss identity, history and belonging within the Black community.
Why Race Matters highlights critical issues affecting marginalized communities across Wisconsin. Producer and host Angela Fitzgerald engages in conversations with everyday people whose work and commitments focus on community, identity and belonging.
ABOUT THE HOST
Angela Fitzgerald is the creator, producer and host of Why Race Matters, and has dedicated her extensive education and career to leadership, research, community engagement, and expanding opportunities for others. In the summer of 2020, with an amplified national conversation about race following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Angela felt moved to help localize the discussion about improving the conditions of Black Americans. Why Race Matters is an extension of her commitment to foster a Wisconsin that repairs its stark racial disparities and achieves equity for Black people living in the state.
Learn more about Angela and the advisory team helping to guide the development of this series.
Funding for Why Race Matters is provided by Park Bank, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, UW Health, donors to the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
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