WUWM News

Brewers, Bucks And Packers Form Equity League To Fund Black-, Latino-Owned Startups


Listen Later

Three Wisconsin sports teams and Microsoft are pledging to invest in startup companies owned by Black and Latino people across the state and nation. The Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers are calling their joint effort the Equity League . Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy said the inflection point was in August, when Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey severely wounded a Black man, Jacob Blake, while trying to take Blake into custody. "All of the teams reacted
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

WUWM NewsBy WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

11 ratings


More shows like WUWM News

View all
NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,201 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

37,827 Listeners

Lake Effect by WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Lake Effect

14 Listeners

The Excerpt by USA TODAY

The Excerpt

1,206 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,805 Listeners

Bubbler Talk by WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Bubbler Talk

22 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

110,863 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

55,895 Listeners

Milwaukee Brewers Microbrew by Milwaukee Brewers Podcast

Milwaukee Brewers Microbrew

181 Listeners

Capitol Notes by WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Capitol Notes

6 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,218 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,000 Listeners

Lake Effect Spotlight by WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Lake Effect Spotlight

2 Listeners

Trump's Terms by NPR

Trump's Terms

373 Listeners

Swing State of the Union by WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Swing State of the Union

27 Listeners