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Michelle Bryant: “Milwaukee Public Schools has closed [due to the pending…”

Featuring: Michelle Bryant, Democratic | Former Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate District 6

SAY SOMETHING REAL WITH MICHELLE BRYANT

Published February 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 32:28

I didn't know that with this pending snowstorm that they said should start jumping off sometime early afternoon, that in anticipation of what is expected to go down that the Milwaukee Public Schools has closed [due to the pending snowstorm]. Uwm no wonder I a had no traffic on my way here this morning. I was zooming through and again I just want to thank the Milwaukee Police Department. (32:28–32:45)

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Asserts that Milwaukee Public Schools are closed due to a snowstorm.

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“These kids are seriously talking about black history. They're seriously talking about slavery. They're seriously talking about, you know…”
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“The work that's being done to honestly get black folks in school and to keep them in the program.”
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“There is a scholarship that MATC has in which everything is covered. Your tuition, your books, your rent, you get money for food.”
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“The plan is to return to Uganda to be able to create his own educational institution where kids and young people in Uganda can go to college…”
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“Even though he's legally in this country, that he could get caught up and swept up in ICE raids.”
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“The donors who have put up scholarship money so that the young brother from Uganda could just go to school and didn't have to worry about…”
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“MATC is there.”
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“I utilized MATC for that purpose.”
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“It is never too late to go back to school.”
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“UWM also is closed today as this pending snowstorm is approaching.”
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“The National Weather Service is forecasting 5 to 9 inches of snow.”
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“Snow emergencies have been declared by Milwaukee County.”
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“Winter storm warnings issued for Milwaukee, Ozaki, Waukesha, Washington, Sheboygan, Racine and Kenosha counties.”
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“It is in effect from Noon today until 3am on Thursday.”
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“Temperatures are expected to drop about 14 degrees [after the snowstorm].”
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“Wind chills... anticipate it'll feel like roughly around 0 degrees on Thursday.”
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“NPS announced that they were going with the former superintendent of Boston Public Schools [as the new NPS superintendent].”
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“Board members voted 8 to 1 to approve Kilius.”
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“Her selection is pending a third party background check and contract negotiation.”
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“The board hopes to approve the final contract by June 26th.”
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“The finalists were announced on January 31st.”
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“Chosen from a field of 48 applicants.”
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“They appeared at their first community forum on February 6th.”
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“They conducted final interviews with the finalists on February 7th.”
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“People talked about in the article, NPS was a good fit with challenges and significant opportunities.”
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“On Monday, Kilia said she was searching for a district that would have a needy and vulnerable [population].”
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“This raggedy government won't raise the minimum wage to a respectable minimum wage.”
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“You got people that are in poverty in some cases, not necessarily through any fault of their own.”
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“I work 40 hours, and I'm still eligible for food share, and I'm still eligible for Medicaid.”
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“Carter G. Woodson was putting [Black History Month] together to ensure people understood the accomplishments and work done.”
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“I was at MATC last night, and the opportunities to be educated.”
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“I have gone to a couple of programs already this month that have talked about what we got to do to increase the home ownership for folks in…”
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“Home ownership changes lives, puts people on a different trajectory, and creates institutional family wealth.”
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“There are organizations doing work that continues to benefit everyone interested in getting access to this information.”
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“In the 1950s, black home ownership was roughly around 35%.”
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“The numbers [for black home ownership] are significantly lower than that 35% from the 1950s.”
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“I met her last year and she said, I bought my first home at 68.”
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“Gus's last name. He was the head of the Potawatomination when they started Potawatomi Casino.”
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“We started Potawatomi Bingo Casino or bingo with 25.”
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“Elizabeth Warren [said] we've helped over 6 million people, $20 billion, you know, either returned or provided to people.”
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“Bob Johnson... went to Princeton, but he was from Hickory [Mississippi].”
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