Faculty Director of the Black and Latino/a Ecosystem and Support Transition (BLEST) Hub Dr. Gabriel Velez is joined by Walter Lanier, Alberto J. Maldonado, Saúl López, and Max Harteen to discuss their work with black and brown students in Milwaukee. The conversation touches on challenges and opportunities in the Milwaukee area and is timed to coincide with the release of the  2022 State of the Ecosystem report.

The report can be found by following this link: https://www.marquette.edu/urban-research-teaching-outreach/documents/blesthub-state-of-the-ecosystem-2022.pdf  

Ronald Johnson, AKA as ChocoGeek, provided music for this podcast on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/chocogeek

Intro music, Arkham Talent Show

The outro music, One More Time Around The Loop (Irascible Funk)