{"id":9167,"date":"2026-01-02T14:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/?page_id=9167"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:54:45","slug":"covid-19-and-racial-equity-in-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/research\/milwaukee-summit\/covid-19-and-racial-equity-in-milwaukee\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 and Racial Equity in Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-covid-19-and-racial-equity-in-milwaukee-what-have-we-learned-and-where-do-we-go-from-here\">Covid-19 and Racial Equity in Milwaukee<br>What have we learned and where do we go from here?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Annual 51ÁÔÆæ Urban Studies State of Milwaukee Summit 11\/17\/22\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y10vyAyeKxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Annual 51ÁÔÆæ Urban Studies State of Milwaukee Summit 11\/17\/22\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y10vyAyeKxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 13th Annual Urban Studies\u2019 State of Milwaukee Summit was held on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 7-8:30 pm in the 51ÁÔÆæ Golda Meir Library Conference Center (2311 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211 \u2013 Fourth floor via elevator in the Library\u2019s West Wing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the Covid-19 pandemic\u2019s many impacts on society has been to shine a light on longstanding racial disparities and other social inequalities and make them impossible to ignore. How has the pandemic deepened our understanding of racial inequality in Milwaukee? How should we act on this information? Our distinguished panel of political and civic leaders offered their thoughts on these and other important questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opening Remarks<\/em>&nbsp;by Mark Mone<\/strong>, 51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panelists\">Panelists:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cavalier Johnson<\/strong>, Mayor of Milwaukee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>David Crowley<\/strong>, County Executive of Milwaukee County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joel Brennan<\/strong>, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ellen M. Gilligan<\/strong>, President &amp; CEO, Greater Milwaukee Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsored-by\">Sponsored by:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>51ÁÔÆæ Urban Studies Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maier Fund<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center for Economic Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Urban Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Geography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buildings, Landscapes, Cultures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51ÁÔÆæ College of Letters and Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Covid-19 and Racial Equity in MilwaukeeWhat have we learned and where do we go from here? 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