Economy
Why Milwaukee Is the Worst Place to Live for African Americans
Wisconsin has the highest incarceration rate in the country for African Americans. Sheriff David Clarke’s attitudes illustrate why.
Earlier this month, the news site 24/7 Wall St. labeled Milwaukee as the worst place for African Americans to live. It echoed a piece Milwaukee native Kenya Downs wrote for NPR back in March, which asked “Why Is Milwaukee So Bad For Black People?”
Downs’ article pointed to a long history of racial segregation and discrimination in answering that question, but another answer might be found in the sheriff of Milwaukee County, David Clarke, who himself is an African American.