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Wednesday on Lake Effect: 'The Color of Law,' 'Joy Ride' Exhibit at MOWA, Poet Jenny Benjamin

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

A look at how the government segregated American cities. Later, an engineer from Trek Bikes talks about weighing the appearance of a bike with its functionality. Plus, poet Jenny Benjamin talks about her latest collections, Midway and More Than a Box of Crayons.

Guests:

  • Richard Rothstein, author, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
  • Graeme Reid, Museum of Wisconsin Art; Steve Baumann, Ben Fullterton, Kurt Heggland, and Eric Maves, Trek Bicycle
  • Jenny Benjamin, poet, Midway and More Than a Box of Crayons