Racine County has some significant issues around race, equity, and inclusion, specifically around health, education, and financial stability. Crystalized in the United Way of Racine County Community Conversation Report that took […]
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Black Men Speak: Conversations about race in Racine
Let the conversation begin: We interviewed nine black males about what it is like to live in Racine, a city named the fourth worst place for black people to live. […]
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Racine County Eye kicks off Black Men Speak series Feb. 19
Racine was recently named by USA Today as the fourth worst place for black people to live in the United States and the recent officer-involved shooting of Donte Shannon has made […]
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Black Men Speak: Racism, education, and attitude
What should change in Racine? What should white people know about being black? And why are these conversations so difficult to have? Nine males from Racine, Wisconsin — the town […]
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Carl Fields
“Racism was powerful for me because I didn’t know what it was…” Carl Fields, 38, moved to Racine from Chicago when he was eight years old. He went from being […]
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Ahmad Kweku Qawi
“No matter what, we’re human…” Ahmad Kweku Qawi, the chief operating officer for the YMCA of Racine, has not experienced racism in his life. But he is Muslim and has […]
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Mike Jackson
“If you are at peace with yourself, the last thing you want to do is have hate coming out of your mouth.” — Mike Jackson Growing up in Racine, Mike […]
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Logan Tyler Jr.
“Just because you are from the hood doesn’t mean you are a bad guy.” Logan Tyler Jr., 35, grew up on the south side of Racine where gunshots and screeching tires […]
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John Tate II
John Tate II is a social worker and common council member. He also graduated from Prairie School, a private school in Racine, Wisconsin. Tate talks about how being one of […]
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Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown – a poet, rapper, and DJ – points to the number of black men incarcerated in jails, the number of police continuously patrolling black neighborhoods and the number […]
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Corey Prince
“Just get a job,” the prison guards told Corey Prince. And he had a plan to get one. He has a diverse background that includes going to private schools, college, […]
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Chester Todd Jr.
Chester Todd Jr. moved to Racine from Mayfield, Kentucky in 1951 when he was nine-years-old. This was the first time he had mixed with white people and at the time, […]
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Alex Hart-Upendo
Alex Hart-Upendo, 11, is a fifth-grader and already owns his own company called Build-A-Bow. But he’s also already experienced racism several times, something he feels “is just not right.” Check […]