Today on Lake Effect, we look at how US immigration services have been impacted by the pandemic. Then, learn about a Wisconsin woman’s battle with childhood kidney disease and the new book that explores her journey. We hear from an artist and curator of MIAD’s current exhibition, “Presence and Persistence: Visions of American Blackness." Plus, learn about the science of free throws.
Guests:
- Gabriella Parra, managing attorney at Layde and Parra
- Iusecly Flores, racial justice and economic equity advocate at the Wisconsin Democracy campaign
- Mary Baliker, transplant recipient, advocate and the author of Maria Never Gives Up: Are You Brave Like Me?
- Brad Anthony Bernard, associate professor of fine art at MIAD; Chrystal Denise Gillon, visual artist
- Dr. William Cullinan, professor and the dean of the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University