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La Tonya Johnson: “Black people have the second shortest average life…”

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

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 37:41

… our communities, we will have to, we will put, we will continue to put people in harm's way. So next we'll talk about Milwaukee county disparities and life expectancies. So Black people have the second shortest average life expectancy at birth for over a decade in Milwaukee County. Per the medical examiner's office. The average age of death for black residents has been at least 10 years or more lower than that of their white counterparts. (37:41–37:50)

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Asserts that black people have the second shortest life expectancy in Milwaukee County for over a decade.

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