By Aubrey Koski March 20, 2015 Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of president Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 speech urging Congress to enact voting rights legislation. President Johnson’s speech, delivered before Congress on March 15, 1965, culminated in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the nation’s hallmark Civil Rights legislative […]
Innovative Preschool Looks to Revamp Education, Lower Minority Reading & Writing Disparities
By Elizabeth Stephens March 6, 2015 One City Early Learning Center Founder and CEO, Kaleem Caire. Scheduled to open by the fall of 2015, the nonprofit preschool One City Early Learning Center hopes to serve as a model for all local early childhood education programs in its efforts to decrease minority reading […]
Governor Walker: Sexual Assault Reporting, What You Should Know
By Lindsey Gapen March 6, 2015 Many websites have corrected or retracted stories about Governor Scott Walker this week in response to Walker’s proposal to remove requirements of reporting sexual assault incidents to the state government. Walker, who may be the 2016 Republican candidate in the presidential election, faced an attack […]
Governor Scott Walker Appoints Ray Allen as DFI Secretary
March 6, 2015 Ray Allen MADISON, WISCONSIN — On February 27, Governor Scott Walker announced the following administrative appointments: Ray Allen – Secretary, Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). Matt Moroney – Senior Advisor, Office of Governor Walker. “We’d like to offer our sincere thanks and gratitude to Peter Bildsten […]
Madison Jazz Society Celebrates 30th Year
By Aubrey Koski March 6, 2015 The Madison Jazz Society (MJS) closes its year-long 30th anniversary celebration with a concert on March 29 presenting the Four Other Brothers from Illinois, at the Coliseum Bar in downtown Madison. Continuing their organizational efforts to keep jazz alive the MJS anniversary celebration features the musical […]
Critics Say GOP Education Reform Would Hurt Poor and Black Students
By Freddie Allen, Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said that a strong ESEA is vital to ensuring that states and school districts are living up to their obligation to provide a quality education for all. (Freddie Allen/NNPA/File Photo) […]
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To Be Equal: Rhetoric of Race at the Crossroads of Police Reform
By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist March 6, 2015 “Much research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias… We all – white and black – carry various biases around with us. I am reminded of the song “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” from the Broadway hit, Avenue Q: ‘Look around and you […]
Mary Jane McLeod-Bethune: The First Lady of the Struggle
By Vanessa Jenkins March 6, 2015 Mary McLeod-Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune is referred to as "the first lady of the struggle,” due to her unyielding efforts to improve the lives of African-Americans. Her efforts additionally aided women through education and political empowerment. In pursuit to unify the underrepresented in the […]
Racial Disparities in Early Childhood Hurts U.S.
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 Ready Freddy visits prekindergarten students at a public school in Buffalo, N.Y. (David Duprey/AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Increased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout society, according to a new […]
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Democrats Still Searching for Winning Formula
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist March 6, 2015 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel just got spanked. Despite a campaign war chest of more than $15 million and the support of President Barack Obama, the former Congressman and White House chief of staff could not avoid a run-off in the non-partisan election. Garnering 45 […]