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Thursday on Lake Effect: 'The Blood is on the Doorstep,' MPS' Darienne Driver, Bucks Arena

Thursday on Lake Effect:

Local filmmaker Erik Ljung talks about his documentary on Dontre Hamilton's family, The Blood is on the Doorstep. Later, community leader Reggie Jackson talks about his work with America’s Black Holocaust Museum and his research into the roots of segregation in Milwaukee. We look at how Darienne Driver has steered Milwaukee Public Schools in her four years at the helm. And how the new Milwaukee Bucks arena is beginning to impact people and organizations far from the basketball court itself.

Guests:

  • Erik Ljung, filmmaker, The Blood is on the Doorstep
  • Reggie Jackson, head griot, America’s Black Holocaust Museum
  • Georgia Pabst, freelance writer
  • Alicia Dupies, vice president of corporate responsibility, Milwaukee Bucks; Sandy Wysocki, board chair, Milwaukee Women