The 2013 Race to Equity report was a seminal moment in the history of the Madison area, as it made clear that racial disparities here – our liberal bastion of tolerance – were worse than anywhere else in the nation. A new report is out today, and while it isn’t exactly a 10-year update on the first report, the bottom line is that disparities haven’t gotten much better. One of the new report’s lead authors, Kids Forward Senior Racial Equity Policy Analyst Carte'cia Lawrence, joins us today to dig into the report, what it says, what it doesn’t say, and where we go from here.

The head of the small business administration visits Green Bay, the Progress Center for Black Women partners on a hot yoga experience and planning for the 365 Leadership Summit is well underway - - and you should register now at 365leadershipsummit.com

The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra presents Harmony in Black on Friday, the Blackety Black Holiday Market returns to Milwaukee for the second year and one of Wisconsin's most influential Latino leaders stops by the studio.

A community leader survived a drive-by shooting, but needs the community's help to recover. Plus, the Madison Public Library launched three months of celebrating Native cultures and County Executive Joe Parisi joins us to talk about the county budget and his upcoming retirement.

A required course on inclusion and equity at the University of Wisconsin has been updated to include language on “free expression,” explicitly teaching that “hate speech is protected speech.”  Plus, racial discrimination ruined a visit to the Capitol for some middle school students from Milwaukee.

The Dia de Muertos observance returns to the driftless region, a new accounting firm is ready to help small businesses succeed and one of Madison's biggest employers has a new CEO.

Dr Jack E Daniels, the president of Madison College, is retiring, and so is Dane County Executive Joe Parisi. Plus, The Wiz opens at Childrens Theater of Madison this weekend.

The proposed Dane County budget includes expansion of mental health interventions, New North will host a pitch contest for startups, and it's Homecoming at UW on Saturday.

The YWCA's racial justice summit gets underway today, a community-driven mural is going up at Bayview, and a Wisconsin volleyball player earned all-conference honors.

The Fall Native Art Market will lead into Indigenous Peoples Day, we get a behind-the-scenes look at Goodwill's operations, and Tech Month in Wisconsin starts today. It’s Metcalfe’s Monday! Today’s episode is brought to you by Metcalfe’s Markets.