>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A
PBS WISCONSIN ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION.
>> BEEN KNOWN BY MANY NAMES.
JUBILEE DAY, FREEDOM DAY,
LIBERATION DAY, EMANCIPATION
TODAY AND TODAY A NATIONAL
HOLIDAY.
>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
DECLARES JUNETEENTH TO BE A
NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN TIME FOR
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO GET TODAY
OFF WORK.
STATE OFFICIALS OBSERVED
JUNETEENTH TRADITIONS AT THE
CAPITOL THIS MORNING.
BLACK AMERICANS CELEBRATE THIS
WEEKEND AS MANY PAUSE TO LOOK
AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK AND THE
SENTENCING OF DEREK CHAUVIN,
THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
OFFICER WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD.
I'M ZAC SCHULTZ SITTING IN FOR
FREDERICA FREYBERG.
TONIGHT GOVERNOR TONY EVERS
TALKS ABOUT HIS CANDIDACY FOR
REELECTION.
MURV SEYMOUR TRAVELS THE STATE
AND MARISSA WOJCIK REPORTS ON A
BARBER SHOP THAT GETS PEOPLE TO
MEDICAL HELP.
>> LAST NIGHT THE REPUBLICAN
CONTROLLED JOINT FINANCE
COMMITTEE WRAPPED UP THEIR WORK
ON THE STATE BUDGET BY
INSERTING INCOME AND PROPERTY
TAX CUTS THAT ADD UP TO 3.4
BILLION.
IT HEADS TO THE ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE AND THEN THE DESK OF
GOVERNOR EVERS WHO ANNOUNCED
EARLIER THIS MONTH HE IS
RUNNING FOR A SECOND TERM IN
OFFICE.
HE JOINS US NOW FROM MADISON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANKS, ZAC, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> GOOD.
IN THE PAST INCUMBENT GOVERNORS
WAITED UNTIL THE BUDGET WAS
SIGNED TO ANNOUNCE.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE THE TIME WAS
RIGHT IN EARLY JUNE.
>> IT WAS AROUND THE ISSUE OF
THE BUDGET.
CLEARLY THERE ARE SOME THINGS
GOING ON WITH THE BUDGET THAT I
FELT AND PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT ME
FELT THAT WEREN'T PARTICULARLY
GOOD FOR OUR SCHOOLS OR OUR
HEALTHCARE OR FRANKLY EVEN OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE KNEW THAT I AM IN FOR
THE LONG HAUL AND I'M ALL IN
AND MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS
BUDGET AS GOOD A BUDGET AS
POSSIBLE.
SO IT WAS AROUND THE DIRECTION
OF THE BUDGET.
>> SPEAKING OF THE BUDGET.
JOINT FINANCE WRAPPED UP LAST
NIGHT AND THE LEGISLATURE COULD
MAKE CHANGES ON THE FLOOR NEXT
WEEK THERE WORK APPEARS TO BE
DONE.
WE INVITED REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP TO JOIN US TODAY AND
THEY DECLINED.
THE JOINT CHAIR SAID THIS.
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND
BUSINESSES.
THIS MONEY WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT INCOME, PROPERTY
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX CUTS
TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF.
NOW GOVERNOR, CONSIDERING WHAT
REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE WITH
TAXES AND EDUCATION SPENDING
ARE YOU STILL CONSIDERING A
VETO OF THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT?
>> IT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.
I MEAN EVEN THOUGH JOINT
FINANCE COMMITTEE IS DONE WITH
THEIR WORK, FIRST OF ALL WE
HAVE TO GET THROUGH IT AND TAKE
A LOOK AT IT.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF IT.
ON THE FLOOR THERE IS ALWAYS
CHANGES.
THERE IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT
CHANGES THAT ARE MADE AND SO
I'M RELUCTANT TO SAY WHETHER I
WILL SIGN IT OR VETO IT OR VETO
PARTS OF IT.
BUT THAT DECISION MAKING GETS A
LOT OF TIME.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT
LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO FIGURE
THAT OUT.
CLEARLY I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR SEVERAL
AREAS.
I WOULD SAY OUR EDUCATION
SYSTEM IN PARTICULAR IS PRETTY
WEAK.
THEIR RESPONSE TO FOLKS THAT
WORK IN K-12 OR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTES I DON'T
THINK ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT WHAT
THEY'VE DONE.
THEY'VE SHOULDERED A GREAT DEAL
OF THE BURDEN DURING THIS
PANDEMIC ALSO.
>> IF YOU WERE TO VETO THE
WHOLE BUDGET REPUBLICANS AREN'T
LIKELY TO COME BACK AND TRY
AGAIN.
WOULD THE STATE BE BETTER OFF
UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR
THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND WOULD IT
IMPACT OUR SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO
CAPTURE SOME OF THE FEDERAL
COVID RELIEF FUNDS?
>> ALL THAT IS ON THE TABLE.
CLEARLY I WILL NEVER DO
ANYTHING TO JEOPARDIZE THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM PERIOD.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR
STATE.
AND SO IF NEED BE, WE WILL SIGN
AND DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH
PARTIAL VETOES BUT AGAIN, IT IS
A WORK IN PROGRESS AND I AM
WAITING TO SEE A FINAL DOCUMENT.
THERE WILL BE CHANGES ON THE
FLOOR.
THERE ALWAYS IS.
PEOPLE LOOKING TO GET THEIR PET
PROJECT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
SO I'M REALLY RELUCTANT TO EVEN
CAPSULIZE WHAT THE BUDGET WILL
LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> THE WAY THE REPUBLICANS MET
-- WAS TO SEND MORE MONEY TO
SCHOOLS BUT REQUIRE TO LOWER
THE LEVY REDUCING PROPERTY
TAXES BUT DOESN'T CREATE NEW
FUNDING FOR EDUCATION.
I KNOW IN THE PAST YOU HAVE
SAID THAT IS SOMETHING YOU
WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM.
CAN YOUR LINE ITEM VETO
AUTHORITY IMPACT SOME OF THOSE
LEVY LIMITS IN THE WAY
EDUCATION FUNDING IS ALLOCATED?
>> YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR
COMPLAINTS I HAVE AS AN
EDUCATOR WHEN I WAS IN THE
FIELD AND THE PRESENT EDUCATORS
HAVE.
THE MONEY -- WHERE THEY PUT THE
MONEY DOESN'T COME DIRECTLY TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
IT IS DONE THROUGH LOWER
PROPERTY TAXES.
IN ORDER FOR SCHOOLS TO CAPTURE
SOME MONEY THEY HAVE TO RAISE
TAXES AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS
WORK WELL.
THAT MONEY IS GOING TO -- I
UNDERSTAND TECHNICALLY THAT
MONEY IS NOT GOING DIRECTLY TO
SCHOOLS.
IT IS VIEWED AS SCHOOL AID BUT
A PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PLAIN AND
SIMPLE.
THAT DOES NOT HELP OUR SCHOOLS
THAT HAVE MORE MONEY FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,
EITHER.
>> WHEN YOU FIRST RAN FOR
GOVERNOR YOU LAID OUT A FUMBER
OF PRIORITIES LIKE EXPANDING
MEDICAID THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE
REFUSED TO CONSIDER.
DO YOU THINK VOTERS WILL
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVEN'T
ACHIEVED THOSE GOALS?
>> THEY -- YES, THEY NO DARN
WELL SPEAKER VOS SAYS FROM THE
BEGINNING HE BELIEVES IT MAKES
PEOPLE MORE RELIANT AND
DEPENDENT ON -- HE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND APPARENTLY THAT
PEOPLE REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE.
IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT HAS
QUESTIONS WHY WE DON'T HAVE
MEDICAID EXTENSIONS I'LL TELL
THEM THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS.
WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET MEDICAID
IN THIS STATE BUT WE NEED FAIR
MAPS FOR SURE.
BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WILL
ABOUT.
THE PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN.
70% OF THE PEOPLE SUPPORTING ME.
REGARDLESS OF HIS INDIVIDUAL
BELIEFS, I KNOW THERE ARE
REPUBLICANS OUT THERE THAT WILL
SUPPORT MEDICAID EXPANSION.
>> WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A PREVIEW
OF WHAT REPUBLICANS VIEW AS
YOUR WEAKNESSES IN THIS NEXT
ELECTION.
ONE OF THOSE ISSUES IS THE
DELAY IN HANDLING UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
YOUR ADMINISTRATION TALKED
ABOUT THE ANTIQUATED COMPUTER
SYSTEM.
DOES THE BUDGET PROPERLY
ADDRESS UPDATING THAT SYSTEM?
>> WELL, WE HAD SOME MONEY IN
THE BUDGET TO UPDATE THAT
SYSTEM AND CLEARLY WE'LL BE --
THEY SHUT DOWN MOST OF THAT.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO FEDERAL
FUNDS AND OTHER MECHANISMS TO
MAKE SURE WE UPDATE THAT.
YES, ATTACKING THAT WHEN THEY
ARE THE ONES THAT WERE IN
OFFICE.
I WASN'T IN OFFICE WHEN THE
AUDIT BUREAU SAID YOU HAVE TO
FIX THIS THING.
THIS IS BIG TROUBLE.
BUT REGARDLESS, WE NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD.
WE WILL GET THIS THING FIXED IN
THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
WE ARE PUTTING OUT UPDATES FOR
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
IMPROVEMENT.
>> THE LAST TIME WISCONSIN
VOTERS ELECTED A GOVERNOR OF
THE SAME PARTY AS THE PRESIDENT
WAS 1990.
THAT TREND INCLUDES YOUR
ELECTION IN 2018.
DOES THE MID-TERM ENVIRONMENT
CONCERN YOU HEADING INTO 2022?
>> NOT AT ALL.
I KNOW THINGS ARE GOING WELL IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DOING A
GREAT JOB.
I BELIEVE MORE THAN EVER THAT
THAT DOESN'T HOLD TRUE ANYMORE.
THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES THAT
FACE WISCONSIN DIRECTLY AND I
BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE IMMUNE
TO SOME OF THAT.
BUT I BELIEVE MY CHANCES OF
WINNING REELECTION ARE VERY
STRONG.
WE HAVE A GOOD RECORD.
A GOOD RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
WITH THE LEGISLATURE OUT OF
TOWN FOR 300 DAYS.
WE ACTUALLY HAD CHANGES MADE
AND MADE SURE WE GOT SHOTS IN
ARMS AND GOT LOTS OF FEDERAL
MONEY.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET
OUT THE PEOPLE IN OUR TOURISM
INDUSTRIES AND FARMERS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES.
I THINK MY RECORD IS A GOOD ONE
AND I KNOW I WILL GET REELECTED.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANKS, TAKE CARE.
>> JUST YESTERDAY PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN SIGNED LEGISLATION MAKING
JUNETEENTH A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
OFFICIALLY JUNETEENTH IS
CELEBRATED TOMORROW JUNE 19th
WHICH IN 1865 WAS THE DATE
FEDERAL TROOPS ARRIVED IN TEXAS
TO LET AFRICAN-AMERICAN SLAVES
KNOW THE EMANCIPATION
OCCUPATION HAD FREED ALL THE
SLAVES TWO YEARS EARLIER.
SLAVERY EVERYWHERE IN THE U.S.
WAS NOT ABOLISHED WHEN THE 13th
AMENDMENT WAS RATIFIED AS PART
OF OUR CONSTITUTION.
IN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING
GOVERNOR TONY EVERS GATHERED
WITH OTHER STATE OFFICIALS TO
CELEBRATE THE NEW HOLIDAY AND
KICK OFF WEEKEND ACTIVITIES IN
WISCONSIN.
THE JUNETEENTH FLAG WAS RAISED.
RUBEN HOPKINS FOUNDER AND CEO
OF THE WISCONSIN BLACK CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE SAYS IT'S TIME TO
BRING A NEW LAYER TO THE
HOLIDAY.
AN EMPHASIS ON BLACK OWNED
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
WE SPOKE WITH HOPKINS ABOUT
WHAT JUNETEENTH MEANS TO HIM.
>> I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE
POINT WHERE JUNETEENTH SHOULD
BE CELEBRATED DIFFERENTLY.
SO RIGHT NOW WE DO A PARADE AND
WE DO BASICALLY A DAY OF
FESTIVITIES IN MILWAUKEE AND
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND SO I THINK THAT JUNETEENTH
HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW
THAT CONGRESS HAS VOTED TO MAKE
IT A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, I JUST
THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE OF A
BLACK ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, SHOULD
BE BUILT AROUND WHAT ARE THE
REAL PROGRESSES THAT WE'RE
MAKING IN THIS COUNTRY?
BECAUSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE
ARE MAKING SOME AMAZING
PROGRESS IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE DON'T ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT
AND WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE IT.
PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO
FRAME IT.
IN SOME CASES PEOPLE ARE SCARED
TO FRAME IT BECAUSE AGAIN,
SOMEHOW IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE
SHOW THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE
DOING WELL, THERE IS A GROUP OF
WHITE PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE
THEY ARE ONLY DOING WELL
BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKING IT FROM
US.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM
THE TRUTH.
>> PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC AND
NOW MORE THAN A YEAR OUT, HOW
ARE BLACK BUSINESSES,
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES FARING?
>> WE'RE STRUGGLING BECAUSE
MOST OF THE MONEY THAT WAS FOR
PPP AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
PROJECTS THAT WERE CREATED WITH
THE RECOVERY ACT, MOST OF THAT
MONEY NEVER MADE IT TO THE
BLACK COMMUNITY.
>> WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS ARE
SAYING THAT AN ADDITIONAL $300
IN UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FROM
COVID-19 RELIEF DOLLARS ARE
DISINCENTIVIZING PEOPLE FROM
WORKING AND HURTING LOCAL
BUSINESSES.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
AND IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM YOUR MEMBERS OF
THE CHAMBER?
>> NO, I DON'T AGREE WITH IT.
YOU HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
I RUN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
BUSINESSES WANT TO MAKE MONEY
AND PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE MONEY
AND SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO PAY
OUT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY
THEY HAVE TO PAY OUT.
YOU KNOW.
BUT I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO
PAY PEOPLE.
AND I THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
YOU'VE GOT TO PAY PEOPLE, RIGHT?
AND I THINK SO THE PANDEMIC
WOKE UP PEOPLE IN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT WAYS AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO SACRIFICED BY GOING
TO WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC,
NOW THAT THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
OR WE SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL, THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE SAYING YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M WORTH MORE THAN WHAT THIS
JOB IS WILLING TO PAY ME.
>> ONE WEEK FROM TODAY DEREK
CHAUVIN, THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
OFFICER CONVICTED OF MURDERING
GEORGE FLOYD WILL RECEIVE HIS
PRISON SENTENCE FOR THE CRIME
THAT SET OFF A WORLDWIDE SOCIAL
JUSTICE MOVEMENT.
"HERE AND NOW" SPECIAL PROJECT
JOURNALIST TOOK HIS CAMERA TO
DIFFERENT PARTS OF WISCONSIN TO
LISTEN WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
BRACING FOR THE UPCOMING
SENTENCING.
>> THE URBAN LEAGUE IS ONE OF
THE OLDEST CIVIL RIGHT
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NATION.
BEEN AROUND SINCE 1910 HERE IN
MADISON WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE
1968.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WRONGED IN OUR
COMMUNITY, WE FIGHT FOR OUR
CITIZENS WHEN INJUSTICE HAPPENS
IN ONE PLACE, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW
THAT THERE IS THE PROBABILITY
THAT IT CAN HAPPEN ACROSS THE
LAND.
SO WE'RE WATCHING CLOSELY WHAT
IS HAPPENING WITH THE
SENTENCING.
>> MUCH OF THE ANXIETY, I
BELIEVE, THAT WE FELT IN OUR
COMMUNITY WAS AROUND IF HE
WOULD BE CHARGED AT ALL OR
CONVICTED AT ALL.
WE KNOW WE CAN'T ALWAYS STOP
ALL THESE SITUATION FROM
HAPPENING BUT WE DO KNOW THAT
ACTUAL LAW CHANGES ACTUALLY DO
MAKE A SHIFT.
>> I'M HERE WITH MY GRANDSON.
I DON'T WANT THE SAME TYPE OF
THINGS TO KEEP GOING ON THAT
HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS.
I WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW,
THEY CAN'T GRASP IT RIGHT NOW
BUT IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL.
STOP BITING ME.
>> WE DON'T ALWAYS GET JUSTICE.
WE'VE GONE SO MANY YEARS NOW
WHERE IT JUST FEELS LIKE
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ONE OF OUR
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, POLICE
BRUTALITY AND WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN
-- IT SEEMS WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT.
WE NEED TO KEEP GOING.
THIS ISN'T THE FINISH LINE.
THIS ONE CASE ISN'T THE END OF
IT.
>> I KNOW THERE IS GOOD AND BAD
IN EVERYTHING.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE ENDURED AND
SEEN ENOUGH THAT WE'RE VERY
HESITANT TO TRUST.
I HAVE HAD ENCOUNTERS WITH GOOD
POLICE.
I ALSO KNOW LIVING IN THIS
COMMUNITY THAT IF I NEED THE
POLICE, I HAVE A FEAR OF WHICH
ONES ARE SHOWING UP.
YOU KNOW?
YOU JUST HOPE IT'S THE RIGHT
ONE.
THE ONE THAT IS THERE TO TRULY
PROTECT AND SERVE NO MATTER
WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, NO MATTER
YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
>> VERDICT HAS ALREADY BEEN
HANDED IN AND HE HAS BEEN FOUND
GUILTY.
>> PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT A
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL
BE GIVEN A BREAK.
>> ALWAYS A FEELING OF YEAH,
BUT.
>> YOU HAVE TO FEEL FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE
SYSTEM.
>> SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST WE
KEPT PUTTING OUR TRUST IN THE
SYSTEM THAT ESSENTIALLY WAS
RIGGED AGAINST US.
IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CHANCE
FOR TRUE JUSTICE TO BE SHOWN IN
CHARGING, IN SENTENCING.
IN HOLDING OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE.
>> WHAT WE GOT ON APRIL 20th
WAS THE CORRECT THING TO BE
GUILTY ON ALL THREE COUNTS.
A JUST SENTENCE WOULD BE
MAXIMUM SENTENCE THEY COULD
GIVE.
>> HE WAS BLATANT AND
IRRESPONSIBLE.
>> I THINK THE SENTENCING
SHOULD BE A HARSHER SENTENCE
SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS A FIGURE
OF AUTHORITY, A MAN GIVEN POWER
NOT TO ABUSE IT.
>> IF THE SENTENCING IS
DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE WHO
HAS COMMITTED THOSE SAME CRIMES
THAT'S INJUSTICE.
>> THERE IS A LIFE THAT'S TAKEN
THAT I FEEL WASN'T NECESSARY.
>> HE LITERALLY MURDERED A
HUMAN BEING.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
SET A PRECEDENT IF THIS CAN'T
BE HAPPENING.
>> HE SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO
THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.
TO NOT JUST SEND A MESSAGE, BUT
TO GIVE ASSURANCE TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY, TO ALL THE
COMMUNITY, TO EVERYONE, THAT
THIS TYPE OF STUFF CANNOT
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND GO ON.
>> IT COULD BE ONE OF THOSE
MOMENTS WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
MIGHT BE TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED,
YOU KNOW, IF THE SENTENCE IS
LIGHT.
>> WE NEED TO SET THE STAGE FOR
WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT'S
NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I THINK IT
WILL DEFER PEOPLE FROM DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN.
>> WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH
THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE I'M HERE
WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN, AND I
DON'T WANT THEM TO BE A VICTIM
AND THEY SHOULD NEVER BE A
VICTIM OF POLICE.
>> I'M RAISING THREE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOYS AND IT
HITS HOME QUITE NATURALLY WITH
ME THAT YEAH, IF THEY GO OUT
AND MAKE A MISTAKE, I WANT THEM
TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THE
COURT OF LAW, NOT HELD
ACCOUNTABLE IN THE STREETS.
>> IT WILL CONVEY THAT THIS
CAN'T KEEP HAPPENING ANYMORE.
AND THAT GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE
MATTERED.
>> JUST WHEN WE THINK WE'VE GOT
JUSTICE AND WE START TO HEAL,
WE GET SET BACK AND THEN WE'RE
BACK WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
I'M NOT TRUSTING THE SYSTEM AND
I'M FEELING LIKE JUSTICE HASN'T
BEEN SERVED.
>> IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE JUST OPEN
ARMS TO TRUST OVERNIGHT BUT I
THINK THE MORE THAT PEOPLE DO
THE RIGHT THINGS, RIGHT, BY
PEOPLE I MEAN OUR LEADERS, DO
THE RIGHT THING, THAT WILL GROW.
>> THE COUNTRY IS AT A VERY
DELICATE PLACE.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN BECAUSE --
>> MINNESOTA IS NOT VERY FAR
AWAY.
>> WE'RE NEIGHBORS TO MINNESOTA
AND THESE TYPE OF THINGS HAVE
HAPPENED IN WISCONSIN.
>> THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPEN
ACROSS THE NATION HAVE LOCAL
IMPACTS.
>> TO ME I FELT LIKE I NEEDED
TO HUG MY CHILDREN TIGHTER.
I NEEDED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
THAT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT
TO HAVE.
>> I DO HAVE SYMPATHY.
HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER AND
PUBLIC SERVICE BUT HE JUST WENT
WRONG ON THIS DAY.
>> HE COMMITTED THE CRIMES AND
HE SHOULD SERVE THE TIME.
HE OBVIOUSLY MADE A MISTAKE IN
THIS SITUATION AND HE STILL HAS
TO PAY.
>> I DON'T THINK -- WE HAVE A
BLACK VICE PRESIDENT AND WE HAD
A BLACK PRESIDENT.
WE ARE STILL CONSIDERED WAY
DOWN THE TOTEM POLE AS A PEOPLE.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS
STUFF DOESN'T KEEP HAPPENING IN
OUR LITTLE KIDS SO THEY DON'T
HAVE TO GROW UP FEARING POLICE.
>> WE'LL KNOW WHEN THERE IS A
LOT MORE LEADERS, PEOPLE THAT
ARE IN SERVICE POSITIONS THAT
LOOK LIKE US.
>> WE'RE ALREADY OVER A BIG
HURDLE.
>> I FEEL HOPEFUL IT IS GOING
TO BE JUSTICE SERVED.
>> WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
WE JUST HOPE AGAIN THAT JUSTICE
CONTINUES TO BE RENDERED AS WE
WAIT FOR THE SENTENCING.
>> I KNOW THERE IS A TIME OF
BEING WOKE AND I DO FEEL LIKE
THERE HAS BEEN AN AWAKENING
WHERE PEOPLE ARE SITTING UP AND
TAKING NOTICE AND I FEEL LIKE
AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIANS,
LGBTQ, SOME ALLIANCES THAT ARE
BEING FORMED AND WE HAVE ALLIES
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> JUST PRAY THAT EVERYTHING
GOES AS IT SHOULD.
>> WE TURN NOW TO A NEW AND
UNCONVENTIONAL WAY OF THINKING
ABOUT WHERE WE MIGHT GO FOR
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE, A BARBER
SHOP.
WE HAVE THIS STORY ABOUT AN
INNOVATIVE MODEL OF HEALTHCARE
THAT'S ON THE CUTTING EDGE.
>> I HAD THIS IDEA WHEN I USED
TO COME AND GET MY HAIR CUT
WHEN I HAD HAIR.
I WOULD COME TO THE BARBER SHOP
AND HEAR GUYS TALKING ABOUT ALL
TYPES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.
THEY WOULD GET THAT BEAUTIFUL
HAIRCUT AND WALK OUT THE DOOR
AND JUST OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS
HEARING THIS AND THEN HEARING
WHAT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY WAS
SAYING ABOUT WE CAN'T REACH
BLACK MEN.
>> HAVING MADE HIS OWN HEALTH A
PRIORITY AFTER FINDING OUT HE
WAS DIABETIC AARON PERRY WAS
FAMILIAR WITH THE STATS.
EVEN WITH TODAY'S MEDICAL
ADVANCEMENTS ONE QUESTION
RESOUNDED IN HIS MIND.
>> WHY CAN'T WE FIGURE OUT HOW
TO KEEP BLACK MEN ALIVE LONGER
THAN 51 YEARS OF AGE?
>> WE'RE SEEING BLACK MEN WITH
INCREASINGLY HIGHER RATES OF
CANCER, LUNG DISEASE, DIABETES,
OBESITY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
AND OTHER THINGS THAT THREATEN
THEIR QUALITY AND LENGTH OF
LIFE.
>> THIS DOCTOR IS THE CHIEF
MEDICAL OFFICER AND STATE
EPIDEMIOLOGIST FROM THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES.
A LONG TITLE FOR WHAT SHE CALLS.
>> A DISEASE DETECTIVE.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO IMPACTING
LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES.
>> PREVENTION IS KEY.
INSTEAD OF WAITING AND UNTIL A
PROBLEM COMES UP AND THEN GOING
TO THE DOCTOR TO WORK ON FIXING
IT, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN TO REACH PEOPLE
WHERE THEY'RE AT.
>> AARON HAD AN IDEA ABOUT THAT.
>> WHY DON'T WE BRING THE
MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO THE BARBER
SHOP?
IT JUST MADE SENSE.
>> THIS SIMPLE SOLUTION TO
ADDRESS A COMPLEX PROBLEM HAD
NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
>> SO I PITCHED THAT IDEA TO
JEFF PATTERSON, THE OWNER.
>> HIS BARBER WHEN HE HAD HAIR.
>> HE WAS A CUSTOMER HERE AND
KNEW WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS WE
RAN AND HIS PRESENTATION WAS
OUTSTANDING.
IT WAS A NO-BRAINER.
>> WITHIN MONTHS THE REBALANCED
LIFE BALANCE ASSOCIATION, THE
FIRST EVER MEN'S HEALTH CENTER
OF ITS KIND OPENED ATTACHED TO
THE GP HAIR DESIGN BARBER SHOP
IN MADISON.
>> WE DO BLOOD PRESSURE
SCREENINGS, FLU SHOTS, DIABETES
TESTING, GLUCOSE TESTING AND
CHOLESTEROL TESTING AND IT WILL
ALWAYS BE FREE AS LONG AS I'M
ALIVE, YOU KNOW?
WHEN WE STARTED WE HAD TO
CONVINCE THE GUYS TO DO THIS.
NOW IT'S JUST LIKE SECOND
NATURE.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THE
BARBER SHOP PROVIDES THAT MAKES
THIS MODEL SO SUCCESSFUL.
>> IT'S A TRUST THING.
I THINK BARBERS HAVE A GOOD
PERSUASION OVER THEIR CLIENTS.
THERE IS TRUST.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRUST IT
IS NOT JUST CREDENTIALS,
BUILDING TRUST IN RELATIONSHIPS
WHEN YOU MAKE IMPORTANT
HEALTHCARE DECISIONS FOR
YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT
PERSON IS RELIABLE.
YOU NEED TO BE IN A SAFE SPACE.
>> THE BARBERS TAKE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
PANDEMIC AND HELPING DISTRIBUTE
THE COVID-19 VACCINE.
>> I ALWAYS TELL THE BARBERS
HERE WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHAT
WE SAY BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS
BELIEVE IN US.
SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY IS SO
IMPORTANT AND ALSO IN MANY OF
THESE SPACES YOU AREN'T ALONE.
>> THE BARBERS, YOU KNOW, THEY
JUST KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL
OF THEIR CLIENTELE.
>> MARRIAGE, KIDS, WORK
PROBLEMS, WORKING OUT,
EVERYTHING.
>> THERE IS ALWAYS A PLACE TO
COME HERE.
>> FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR TRUST IN
HEALTH OUTCOMES ARE ROOTED IN
FACTORS BEYOND THE MEDICAL
FIELD.
>> STRAOUK TOURAL RACISM
CONTRIBUTES TO UNEQUAL ACCESS
TO WEALTH, HOUSING, FOOD AND
HEALTHCARE.
ALL THESE THINGS HAVE A
PROFOUND IMPACT ON HOW LONG
PEOPLE LIVE AND HOW HEALTHY
THEY ARE.
>> THEY SPAN GENERATIONS.
>> WE'RE STILL FEELING THE
RIPPLE EFFECTS OF MANY THINGS
THAT HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF YEARS
AGO IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
IN THAT SETTING THAT HAS HAD AN
IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S ACTUAL
BIOLOGY.
>> SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION IS EMBEDDED IN
THIS FAMILY SETTING.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> THE CRAZY THING IS THEY
STILL HAVE BOOSTER CHAIRS AND
PARENTS BRING THEM AND THEY GET
OLDER AND START COMING IN
THEMSELVES.
>> THE HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS
EXPANDED TO TWO CENTERS.
RESILIENT HAIR DESIGN AND BE
RIGHT BARBER SHOP.
>> I COME IN EVERY OTHER WEEK
ME AND MY FAMILY.
>> I ALWAYS WANT TO -- MAKE
SURE MY HEALTH IS GOOD.
>> I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT
PEOPLE NOBODY ELSE KNOWS.
>> IF I WANT SOMETHING HERE I
CAN TELL THEM GO BACK HERE AND
CHECK IT OUT.
>> AARON IS SETTING HIS SIGHTS
HIGHER HOPING TO OPEN CENTERS
IN OTHER STATES AND BECOME THE
NATION'S FIRST FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN A
BARBER SHOP
>> WE'RE MAKING THIS A PRIORITY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF
WAITING.
>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR
TONIGHT.
NEXT WEEK A SPECIAL REPORT ON
PROPERTY TAXES AND HOW THE
LEGISLATURE'S FOCUS ON THEM
IMPACTS EVERY LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE.
FREDERICA FREYBERG WILL RETURN
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
I'M ZAC SCHULTZ.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
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