The ongoing protests and violence that have occurred over the past several days in Milwaukee are about more than the police killing of Sylville Smith.
They are about years of inequity, high unemployment and oppression, the city's Alderman Khalif Rainey said over the weekend.
"[Milwaukee] has become the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country," he said at a press conference Saturday.
And when looking at the numbers, it's hard to dispute Rainey's claim.
A report from the National Urban League released in May examined economic data for blacks in 70 metro areas and found that Milwaukee has the largest gap in unemployment between blacks and whites in the country and the second biggest income gap.
Unemployment in Milwaukee is 400% Higher for Blacks...
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