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WestSouthwest April 4, 2016

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On WestSouthwest, a discussion of the link between income inequality and political stability. And the YWCA of Kalamazoo attempts to raise awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 

University of Minnesota Professor David Samuels has extensively researched and written about income inequality. He says that his research shows that inequality is "compatible with democracy." Samuels will speak at two separate events at Western Michigan on Tuesday. 

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The YWCA of Kalamazoo hopes to let people know more about sexual assault and the laws governing consent in Michigan. The YWCA's Director of Training and Community Impact talks with Earlene McMicahel. 

Gordon Evans became WMUK's Content Director in 2019 after more than 20 years as an anchor, host and reporter. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he began work at WMUK in 1996.
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