Walker Stance and Revolt Show true UNEMPLOYMENT of People of Color in Wisconsin

Madison, WI - African Americans are glaringly missing in the protests in Madison at the State Capitol. Why?

It is part and parcel of why we continue to draw a straight line to the need for "inclusion" in the workforce hiring of under- and un-employed African American, other People of Color and the Work-Challenged - A need for Affirmative Rights - need for Accountability.

We have talent who should be hired as well as talent poised for upgrade; however, access is often denied. To be clear, "discrimination" is as widespread as it was in the '60's. It is seen in the "crony networks", "pool of like-us referrals" and let's categorize and stereotype that "we can not find any African Americans qualified" - yet we ask African Americans often to "train" Caucasians upon their hire and/or advancement (degreed or not) - but African Americans take less pay, less benefits, less departmental training, no benefits and first let-go/fired.

This pattern carries over into the economy - carry over to situation poverty-enduring poverty-perpetuating poverty to generational poverty. The growing deficit of the U.S. Treasury. The need for MORE Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare - Guaranteed Health Insurance - especially since our Constitution, Deleclaration of Independence says so.

ECP - Enduring Concentrated Poverty
This creates a stage in Enduring Concentrated Poverty/ECP thas is "Poverty Default": high risk decisions, crime, high cost of prison, broken families, younger school-to-prison pipeline, younger pregnancies, more stereotyping, hopelessness, dropouts, "missed training", gang-banging, more crime, use of drugs, selling of drugs, more incarceration, higher cost of prison/correction, and on and on.

Some would have you believe that the sea of Caucasians seen on CNN and other outlets are due to the smaller population of African American to Caucasian in Wisconsin. However, the labor pool that is represented in the Revolt are public and school employees - where you would find a higher or highest percentage of African American. When you talk to African Americans, they tell you they do not have ACCESS - last to know or they are never informed. When dealing with entrepreneurship for goods and services, they are repeatedly denied access even when there are "quote setasides - as in Milwaukee Emerging Business.

ALL HANDS ON DECK, WE, NOT ME
Therefore, MPA is calling for the City of Milwaukee not the southeastern region to be the epicenter for a Bottom-up Recovery for a NEW middle class through the ALL Hands on Deck, WE, Not Me Initiative-Plan-Program.

We have selected the three (3) public school venues as the target government and philanthrophic funded institutions for capacity-building of Milwaukeeans, especially, African American, other People of Color and the Work-Challenged - un-, under-employed, un-, under-skilled, disabled, retirees and re-entry - especially those stakeholders returning from incarceration, war and retirement. The groups traditionally, by design, are left-/shut-out.

UW-Milwaukee, The Urban University
To launch the three-tier link for empowerment, we have placed the leadership on UW-Milwaukee. Our highest public education institution. We have also focused on the credentials of the next UW-M Chancellor to include a proven level of interaction with African American, other People of Color and the Work-Challenged.

That he/she is a 21st Century innovator with Smart Growth values that will help grow the "hidden" talent and "hidden emerging markets" at the neighborhood level for the growth and sustainability of the 190 neighborhoods - 18 Neighborhood Strategic Planning areas, 44 business improvement districts in 15 aldermanic districts of the City of Milwaukee.

This is the trifecta and megabucks model for local, national and global competitiveness. Access is often the #1 barrier.

As for Governor Scott Walker, it is one thing to be elected, it is another to be a governor for ALL the people. It is also another thing to stay elected.

We are calling upon NEWLY APPOINTED Secretary of Commerce - WI Economic Development Corp Paul Jadin to lead the charge of 250,000 jobs in the largest city of the state, Milwaukee - the largest city with Enduring Concentrated Poverty but is a "hidden talent" palace.