While it's a celebration commemorating the end of slavery in our country, for U.S. representative Gwen Moore, it's also a reminder of how much work still needs to be done. You think about Juneteenth Day? I mean, African Americans. I mean, One in four kids in our city is poor. That bothers me. Moore is a mother of three, a grandmother and great grandmother. I used to always talk to them about the responsibility that being free brought with us. (00:41–00:45)
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Asserts that 25% of children in [Milwaukee] are living in poverty.
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