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New Report Shows State and Local Governments Spend More on Incarceration than Education

July 22, 2016

By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Courier A new report from the U. S. Department of Education revealed that the majority of state and local governments are investing more money on prison than on education. The report, Trends in State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education, released on July 7, showed that on the average, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: John B. King Jr., Karen Stokes, Mass Incarceration, My Brothers Keeper MBK, Valerie Jarrett

Broderick Johnson is His Brother’s Keeper

April 8, 2016

by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Broderick Johnson sees young black men on America’s streets taking long drags off short smokes. “It’s the idleness,” said Johnson, a Baltimore native and advisor to President Barack Obama. “No jobs — or summer jobs — for black men. Kids are going to hang in the streets. We […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Broderick Johnson, Michael H. Cottman, My Brothers Keeper MBK, President Barack Obama

“My Brother’s Keeper” Aims to Reduce Disparities, Improve Lives

June 19, 2015

By Elizabeth Stephens June 19, 2015   From left: Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison Metropolitan School District Jennifer Cheatham     Mayor Paul Soglin, Madison Metropolitan School Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham and Police Chief Mike Koval were among the top city officials present at a recent June 4 press conference […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 100 Black Men of Madison, African American Council of Churches, Dave Mahoney, High School Graduation Rates, Jennifer Cheatham, JUNE 19 2015, My Brothers Keeper MBK, Paul Soglin, VOL. 25 NO. 23



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