Black Women Entrepreneurs Series by Jennifer Anderson and Sabrina Madison As the second part of our series celebrating the growth and success of Black women entrepreneurs, The Madison Times (TMT) had the opportunity to speak with S.L. Owens about her path to success, her advice, and her experience as part of the new vanguard that […]
Raising Boys to Men
By Heymiss Progress July 10, 2015 I often receive questions similar to the following two posed by single mothers who are raising sons. As I often do, I reach out to fathers who are actively engaged in parenting their children for advice and their expertise. It’s with great pride that I […]
Please, Just Say No to Father’s Day Pettiness!
By Heymiss Progress June 19, 2015 Dear Progress: The father of my two children (5 & 2 years old) hasn’t spent much time with them. He comes around to see them only a few times a month. He’s always either looking for a job, about to get fired from a job […]
Fitchburg Addresses Diversity with Committee Appointments
By Brianna Rae June 5, 2015 Some of Fitchburg’s new committee appointees (from left to right) Jason Gonzalez, Jeanie Sieling, Mariam Maldonado, Frances Huntley-Cooper, Sabrina Madison, Arlene Silveira and Ada Deer. Photo: Kaleem Caire “If we have accurate representation, solving our problems in a way that treats everybody fairly becomes a lot […]
Local Events: June 5, 2015 –
June 5, 2015 To have your event listed, please contact TheMadisonTimes by sending as email to news@madtimes.com. SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Cows on the Concourse Capitol Square, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. June is Dairy Month and what better way to celebrate than to bring the whole family to meet and greet cows and […]
Community Building: Resources to Help You Become Engaged in Social Justice Work
By Heymiss Progress May 15, 2015 Dear Progress: “There’s so much going on in Madison, from issues dealing with homelessness to more shootings to the death of Tony Robinson, Jr. I don’t know where to start but I know that I have got to get involved and do something and be […]
Black Girls Matter
By Heymiss Progress April 24, 2015 Dear You: “I have no place to go in Madison where I fit in. I feel like I don’t belong and to be a young Black woman is unacceptable to a lot of people here.” That’s what I’ve been hearing over and over from young Black […]
Event Spotlight: LIVING THE DREAM: Inspiring Youth Through Entrepreneurship
April 24, 2015 Living the Dream is a newly-launched grassroots entrepreneurship project. With the support of community and business members alike we will award $1,000 scholarships this fall to five talented local high school students with entrepreneurial dreams. Students will be partnered with mentors and receive hands-on training to help make their […]
Yes, You Can Practice Self-Love!
By Heymiss Progress April 17, 2015 Dear Progress: What does it really mean to practice self-love? Dear Love: I can best describe practicing self-love as granting oneself permission to live fully. For me, it’s meant moving from a place of allowing others to bring me into miserable situations to actively […]
3 Ideas to Meet Like-Minded People
By Heymiss Progress April 10, 2015 I’m often asked by folks “how do I meet like-minded people?” I’ve been able to meet like-minded people fairly easily since; well… I even talk to strangers on elevators. That said, I know that not everyone chats with the barista or librarian like me, so […]