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On the podcast today: some recognition for your favorite news outlet from the Milwaukee Press Club, Hmong youth visit the State Capitol and we profile Finca Coffee on Madison's south side. 

A top exec is leaving Goodwill of Southeast Wisconsin. Plus, a recap of the Urban League's Economic Development & Diversity Summit and a profile of an Appleton-based culturally-focused mental health practice.

On the podcast today, a bit more recap of the Northeast Wisconsin Leadership Summit, the YWCA Women of Distinction awards and two fun community events coming up the next couple weekends.

Today: a special edition from the Northeast Wisconsin Leadership Summit! Omar Waheed, Isaac Trussoni and Angelica Euseary join Rob to talk about the vibe and the importance of events like this.

Steph is in Green Bay getting ready for the Northeast Wisconsin Leadership Summit, so Rob has today's news: an update on the shooting in Texas, the first anniversary of the ConnectRx program's efforts to improve outcomes for Black moms & babies, an investigation into a Wisconsin company using Chinese prison labor and more.

On the podcast today, updates on two stories we've been following: the fight over the confirmation of Shelia Stubbs as Dane County Director of Human Service and a second day of protests over UW's response to a racist video.

UW students came out to protest what they say is the university's inadequate response to a racist video. Reporter Omar Waheed joins us today to talk through those protests and the protesters' demands. Plus, Madision leaders and families gathered Saturday to dig into racial disparities in Madison schools and a group of young people took a tour of HBCUs over spring break.

On the podcast today: Centro Hispano's strategic update, Juneteenth, voting rights and more. Plus, a tweet hints at the beginnings of Rob's writing career.

A second County committee has rejected the nomination of Shelia Stubbs to lead the critical Department of Human Services amid heated, even racist, rhetoric. On the podcast today, we talk through the process that's played out over the past two weeks and the messiness that was probably avoidable.