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Analysis: MKE worst city in the nation for Black Americans

November 8, 2019 By WRN Contributor

Milwaukee is the worst city in the country for Americans who are black, according to analysis by 24/7 Wall Street. None of the findings from 24/7 Wall Street can come as much as a surprise, given Milwaukee’s racial history.

24/7 Wall Street noted Milwaukee is one of the many Rust Belt cities where a history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and discriminatory lending practices has contributed to segregation that remains today – and to some of the largest racial disparities in the country.

Among the dispiriting findings – 1,020 out of every 100,000 black Milwaukee residents die every year — over 300 more deaths per 100,000 than the mortality rate for white residents — one of the largest disparities in the nation.

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