Speaker
Angela Fitzgerald
Host, “Why Race Matters” PBS Wisconsin
Dr. Angela Fitzgerald is the creator, producer and host of “Why Race Matters.” She has dedicated her extensive education and career to leadership, community engagement and creating opportunities for others. She was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Southern Maryland by her parents and two sisters. Dr. Fitzgerald received an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a master’s degree in social psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Over a period of 10 years in Virginia she conducted research in public health, working to reduce health disparities in Black communities, and creating safe and empowering spaces for young adults through a network she founded called The Alternative Entertainment Group. She moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 2014 to continue her career in research and evaluation. Dr. Fitzgerald later returned to graduate school, pursuing her doctorate at UW–Madison, focusing on the intersection between research, community engagement and organizing.
Speaking in
Why Race Matters: Being Black in Wisconsin
What’s it like to be Black in a predominantly white state like Wisconsin? Host Angela Fitzgerald and the advisors of the PBS Wisconsin series Why Race Matters explore how they developed a show to raise awareness of disparities in our state and tackle topics important to people who identify as Black living in Wisconsin.
Session Objectives
- Gain a better understanding of the disparities that exist in our state and the structures and systems that contribute to those disparities