Monday 3/16/26: Vel R Phillips, Miss Wisconsin, Milwaukee Does

from Lake Effect · host WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Explore the life and legacy of politician and civil rights activist Vel Phillips. Meet the state’s first Black Miss Wisconsin. Learn about Milwaukee’s first professional women’s basketball team.

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