WISN 12 NEWS.
JOYCE: THE RALLY IS SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 2:00
IN ECHO PARK.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MANDELA
BARNES SAYS SEGREGATION IN
MILWAUKEE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.
HE TALKED TODAY WITH 12 NEWS’
MATT SMITH.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN SEGREGATION OR
RACIAL DISPARITIES PLAY A FACTOR
IN NOT ONLY THE SPREAD BUT THE
RESPONSE?
>> OH ABSOLUTELY.
HISTORICAL TRENDS OF SEGREGATION
AND RACISM HAVE LEAD TO THE
DISPROPORTIONAL RATE OF BLACK
PEOPLE CONTRACTING AND DYING
FROM CORONAVIRUS.
NOBODY HAS THE MAGIC KEY HERE
, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU WE ARE
DOING THE BEST TO ADDRESS THE
AREAS THAT ARE MOST WELL ADDRESS
EVERY AREA BUT CERTAINLY THE
ONES THAT ARE MOST IN NE
