Poverty among Milwaukee's African American children is a whopping 38.8%, which is the third worst out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. This is higher than the national average for black child poverty, which is roughly 30.2%. African American home ownership in Milwaukee is just 27.5%, which we talked about earlier, ranks us dead last. Now, in order for Milwaukee or in order for Wisconsin to close that black white gap among African American home ownership and whites, we need roughly around 30,000 more homeowners in the state. (02:03–02:12)
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Asserts that African American home ownership in Milwaukee is 27.5%, ranking last.
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