By Elizabeth Stephens April 17, 2015 Following Historic City Council Election, Incoming Alders Discuss Race Relations in Madison Of the five newly-elected Madison City Council alders, three of them are Black and two of those are Black women. This not only marks the first time that more than two Black alders were […]
Counting the Victims of Police Violence
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent April 17, 2015 Attorney General Holder cited lack of U.S. data tracking use of force against and by police. Credit: Department of Justice “Particularly in the Midwest, and then a little bit in the South, there really are hotbeds for police violence.” WASHINGTON, D.C. […]
Construction Program Graduates Ready to Build Their Futures
By Lindsey Gapen April 17, 2015 The Urban League of Greater Madison celebrated the graduation of nearly 60 Madison-area residents pursuing careers in the construction industry last week. As part of the Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program, the graduates received hands-on training from one of three construction training programs, including Construct-U, Foundations […]
Classifieds/Employment: April 17, 2015
EMPLOYMENT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR……. NEW POSITIONS: 2015 Summer School Teacher MMSD Building Services Summer Help Director of Enrollments/Registrar Cook I – Trainee Benefits Technician Senior Instructional Resource Teacher Reading Interventionist Off Campus/Neutral Site Program Substitute Teacher School Nurse AVID Middle & High School Tutors & Lead Tutors […]
Blackonomics: Creating Conscious Black Millionaires
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist April 17, 2015 FINANCE James Clingman Who should benefit from the dollars we spend to accomplish our goals? “That be us, y’all.” Conscious Black millionaires, by definition, would most assuredly use some of their money to assist the Black collective; conscious Black millionaires would […]
Local Events: April 17, 2015 –
By Aubrey Koski Listing compiled by Aubrey Koski To have your event listed in The Madison Times, send details to news@madtimes.com. Friday, April 17 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cancer Awareness: Free Screenings UW Hospital and Clinics – 2nd Floor, Otolaryngology/ENT Clinic, Atrium Way, 600 Highland Ave., Madison. UW Physicians will provide free […]
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Facing ‘Officer Friendly’ While Black
By By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist April 17, 2015 Lee A. Daniels Without the video, North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael T. Slager would likely have gotten away with murder. Without the video, we wouldn’t see Officer Michael T. Slager have the, shall we say, presence of mind, to quickly […]
Brown Girl, Green Money: Millennials & Money
By Connie Samuels April 17, 2015 Connie Samuels You may have heard the phrase “Too many people buy things they don’t need with money they don’t have to impress people they don’t like.” It rings true especially when considering the ‘keeping up with the Jones’ mentality so many of us have […]
Endometriosis: More Than Just Painful Cycles
By Shantella Y. Sherman April 17, 2015 Shantella Y. Sherman is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Cassandra Nivens has experienced painful periods since age 14. To cope with being mostly incapacitated for some time each month, Nivens learned to manage what she believed were normal hormonal shifts, often scheduling […]
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 […]