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Thursday 1/12/23: Black suicide rates, Hispanic Professions of Greater Milwaukee, Kernza, Friday the 13th, Streets of Old Milwaukee poem

Today, we hear from a Milwaukee man who has struggled with thoughts of suicide and the work he’s doing to help others. Then, we learn how the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee is working to support the next generation of Latinos in Wisconsin. We learn about a grain called Kernza that's changing farming in the Midwest. We tell you about the legends surrounding Friday the 13th. Plus, hear a poem inspired by the Streets of Old Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Guests:

  • Eddie Cannedy, mental health advocate
  • Francesca Mayca Wegner, executive director of the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee
  • Nicole Tautges, acroecologist at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
  • Anna Lardinois, founder of Gothic Milwaukee
  • Richard Hedderman, Milwaukee Public Museum staffer