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La Tonya Johnson: “A stunning 22.5% of African American youth ages 16 to 24…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 05:18

One in ten children live in poverty, while three in 10 African American children in Milwaukee live in poverty. African American children make up just 10% of the state's population. If it's rounded off A stunning 22.5% of African American youth ages 16 to 24 living in Milwaukee were not in school and did not have employment. resulting in us being ranked the third worst in the nation. Graduation rates for white students is roughly 92.7% compared to graduation rates of black children. At 71%. (05:18–05:34)

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Asserts that 22.5% of African American youth in Milwaukee were neither in school nor employed.

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