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Unrest Sows Seeds for Future Leaders, Opens Eyes of Youth

June 5, 2015

By Richard B. Muhammad June 5, 2015   Jerome Lyles,15, wants effort for justice to keeping going. Photos: Richard B. Muhammad   Richard B. Muhammad is Special to the NNPA from The Final Call.     BALTIMORE, MD – Unrest in a city known yesterday for crab cakes, row houses, marble steps, downtown tourist spots […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Baltimore, Bmore Youth Rise, Future Leaders, JUNE 5 2015, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, StopTheKilling.com, VOL. 25 NO. 21

Fitchburg Addresses Diversity with Committee Appointments

June 5, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Diversity, Fitchburg, Frances Huntley-Cooper, Jason Gonzalez, Jeanie Sieling, JUNE 5 2015, Mariam Maldonado, Sabrina Heymiss Progress Madison, Steve Arnold, VOL. 25 NO. 21

Madison College Board Postpones Decision on Closing Downtown Campus, Opening New Southside Location

June 5, 2015

By Elizabeth Stephens June 5, 2015   Images of the downtown Madison College campus over time. (Courtesy of Madison College)     “It would offer the training that leads to a job. If you focus on a community and their needs, then you have a grand opportunity to improve the quality of life and economic […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Capitol Neighborhoods Inc., Jack Daniels, JUNE 5 2015, Ledell Zellers, Madison Central High School, Madison College, Marsha Rummel, Mike Verveer, VOL. 25 NO. 21, Zach Wood

Poverty Still Major Affliction for Blacks

June 5, 2015

By Stacy M. Brown June 5, 2015   Congressional Black Caucus Chair G.K. Butterfield said Republicans must help Democrats fight poverty in African-American communities. (Courtesy Photo)   Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer.     Black America is in a state of emergency, and what’s happened in Baltimore, Ferguson, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Poverty, Congressional Black Caucus CBC, G.K. Butterfield, Gender Gap, JUNE 5 2015, Poverty, VOL. 25 NO. 21, Wage Gap

Brutal Aftermath of Police MOVE Bombing Still Resonates

June 5, 2015

By Askia Muhammad June 5, 2015   Row houses in Philadelphia burn after officials dropped a bomb on the MOVE house in this May 1985 photo from files. Ramona Africa, the lone adult survivor of the May 13, 1985 fire, and two other MOVE members sued the city of Philadelphia, and the former police and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: John Africa, JUNE 5 2015, Linn Washington, MOVE, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Department, Police Bombing, Ramona Africa, VOL. 25 NO. 21, Wilson Goode

Classifieds/Employment: June 5, 2015

June 5, 2015

      EMPLOYMENT     CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR…….   NEW POSITIONS: 2015 Summer School Teacher MMSD Building Services Summer Help Steamfitter Carpenter – 2nd Shift Benefits Technician – Senior Senior Secretary – Curriculum & Instruction OMGE – Instructional Design Coordinator Web Design & Desktop Applications Specialist Transportation Coordinator Achievement Connections High School Tutor […]

Popular Interests In This Article: JUNE 5 2015, VOL. 25 NO. 21

More Than Just A Bunch of Bears

June 5, 2015

By Jen Anderson, Photos by Jen Anderson June 5, 2015           Zoo’s New ‘Arctic Passage’ Exhibit Showcases Education and Sustainability     Despite the humid and rainy weather of Memorial Day weekend, the opening of the Henry Vilas Zoo’s new Arctic Passage exhibit was a great success as zoo guests explored their […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Allison Prange, Arctic Passage, Chuck Erickson, Friends of Henry Vilas Zoo, Henry Vilas Zoo, JUNE 5 2015, Sara Eskrich, Sustainability, VOL. 25 NO. 21, Zoo Commission

Brown Girl Green Money: Kesha’s Story: A Sound Financial Future

June 5, 2015

By Angela Fitzgerald June 5, 2015     Angela Fitzgerald     As a follow-up to last week’s article about the debt snowball method, I found it very coincidental that I ended up in a conversation with another brown girl about the very same topic during a Memorial Day barbeque.   Not one to believe […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Angela Fitzgerald, Brown Girl Green Money, JUNE 5 2015, Kesha Wilkinson, Personal Finance, VOL. 25 NO. 21

Local Events: June 5, 2015 –

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Annual African American Student Recognition, Cows on the Concourse, DreamBank Madison, JUNE 5 2015, Living in Your Dream and Passion, Mad City Bazaar, Sabrina Heymiss Progress Madison, The Color Run, The Fun-Raiser 8, VOL. 25 NO. 21

Blacks Least Likely to Get Business Loan from Banks

June 5, 2015

By Freddie Allen, Senior Washington Correspondent June 5, 2015   Ron Busby urges a personal relationship with banker.     WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Black-owned businesses face tougher challenges than other groups when seeking bank loans, according to a new study by the Gallup polling company commissioned by Wells Fargo.    Nearly half (47 percent) […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bank Loans, Black Businesses, Business Loans, Freddie Allen, JUNE 5 2015, Racial Disparity, VOL. 25 NO. 21

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