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August 20, 2016
Nailed It! pt 3
August 20, 2016
10 Fun Facts...
August 20, 2016
Nailed It! pt 2
August 20, 2016
An now, another episode of "Secret Mysteries of the Automobile"
August 20, 2016
Worst States For Black Americans pt2 - WI is even worse for Blacks Americans than originally thought
Racial Dot Map Shows Over Half of Wisconsins Black Neighborhoods Are Actually Prisons
By Tanasia Kenney - August 17, 2016
The Racial Dot Map for Madison, Wisconsin. Image courtesy of Lew Blank.
After doing some digging into the locations of Wisconsins predominantly Black neighborhoods, a teenage researcher discovered a disturbing trend among African-American communities in the Badger state.
Lew Blank, 17, was tinkering with the Weldon Cooper Centers Racial Dot Map when he realized that over half of the states Black neighborhoods were actually jails or prisons. The remaining Black communities in the state were either Section 8 housing, homeless shelters, or apartment complexes.
According to Blanks research, there are approximately 56 Black neighborhoods in Wisconsin 31 of them are jails. The young researcher posted his startling findings on the Young, Gifted, and Black Coalitions official blog. Using the Racial Dot Map, Blank identified predominantly Black communities, which were defined as a certain area where the majority of residents are African-American.
For instance, the map shows that the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin has a predominantly white population. However, the citys sole Black neighborhood is the Chippewa Valley Correctional Institution. Surprisingly, there are 14 other cities like this where the only Black neighborhood is a correctional facility.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/08/17/racial-dot-map-shows-half-wisconsins-black-neighborhoods-actually-prisons/
By Tanasia Kenney - August 17, 2016
The Racial Dot Map for Madison, Wisconsin. Image courtesy of Lew Blank.
After doing some digging into the locations of Wisconsins predominantly Black neighborhoods, a teenage researcher discovered a disturbing trend among African-American communities in the Badger state.
Lew Blank, 17, was tinkering with the Weldon Cooper Centers Racial Dot Map when he realized that over half of the states Black neighborhoods were actually jails or prisons. The remaining Black communities in the state were either Section 8 housing, homeless shelters, or apartment complexes.
According to Blanks research, there are approximately 56 Black neighborhoods in Wisconsin 31 of them are jails. The young researcher posted his startling findings on the Young, Gifted, and Black Coalitions official blog. Using the Racial Dot Map, Blank identified predominantly Black communities, which were defined as a certain area where the majority of residents are African-American.
For instance, the map shows that the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin has a predominantly white population. However, the citys sole Black neighborhood is the Chippewa Valley Correctional Institution. Surprisingly, there are 14 other cities like this where the only Black neighborhood is a correctional facility.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/08/17/racial-dot-map-shows-half-wisconsins-black-neighborhoods-actually-prisons/
August 20, 2016
"It's a mad house! A mad house!"
August 20, 2016
Scarfolk Olympic Games (1976)
August 20, 2016
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