Faculty Director of the Black and Latino/a Ecosystem and Support Transition (BLEST) Hub Dr. Gabriel Velez is joined by CEO of the African American Leadership Alliance Walter Lanier, BLEST Hub Assistant Director Troy Washington, and Marquette Students Michael Vasquez and Kendall Watts to discuss the current state of black and brown students in Milwaukee. They provide updates on the work of the BLEST Hub in 2022-2023, focusing on dual enrollment and the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. The conversation coincides with the release of the 2023 State of the Ecosystem report (linked below).

The report can be found by following this link: https://www.marquette.edu/urban-research-teaching-outreach/documents/blesthub-state-of-the-ecosystem-2023.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)