by Mathew K. Jallow The statistics are striking, but far from shocking. For the decade and a half that I observed race relations in Wisconsin, I never ceased to be amazed by the falsity with which the state is perceived as a bastion of liberal values. To many outsiders, Wisconsin may appear liberal, even radically […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Black Lives Will Only Matter When the Black Vote Matters
Universally Speaking Message to the Community with Rahim Islam Brothers and sisters, we will never be able to hold America accountable for the unbelievable wrongs that they have done to our ancestors and what the current American institutions are currently doing to Black people. These injustices are orchestrated through a system of policies and standards […]
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Blackonomics: Watch This Film on Black Friday, Before You Spend Another Dollar
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist When you die, what will you leave behind: bills or benefits? That’s the main question posed by the upcoming documentary film by Ric Mathis, a videographer and filmmaker in Atlanta. The question is applicable on a personal and collective level; one each of us should honestly answer. Mathis has captured […]
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The War on Childhood Poverty Part 2: Prominent Madison Dentist Speaks Out
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to achieve financial freedom and inspire each other along the way. Thanks for joining us again this week. As a physician, one of my personal interests as a part of […]
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Organized Debate Can Be a Tool For Activism – But Not Without a Critical Self-Reflection of its Elitist Roots
by Amanda Zhang High School debate is prized as an intellectual activity for politically engaged young people. Each tournament often begins with a commencement speech by some important person or other who makes the claim that those of us participating will be the future leaders of the world. Advertisements hung throughout high schools tout the […]
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The Homeless Community Needs Our Help
by Jaleah Price, age 15 The details of homeless individuals’ faces—tear stains, worried eyes, scars and battle wounds—are puzzle pieces of a unique story. These faces walk among us everyday, some are easier to point out than others. Are we, as a community and a state, helping these unfortunate individuals to our fullest potential? In […]
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Blackonomics: Black Media Ownership is in a Drought
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist In war, one of the first things the enemy does is destroy his adversary’s ability to communicate within its ranks. Chaos likely ensues if a fighting force cannot communicate internally. Individual soldiers end up doing their own thing, left to their own devices; they make decisions based on their individual […]
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The Man Cave Volume 1: An Interview with Esun Hudson
by Angela Fitzgerald Good day all, and welcome to another edition of Brown Girl Green Money. For several months now we have been writing articles with the goal of empowering other women of color to pursue (and ultimately conquer) their personal finance goals. Today we want to switch it up a bit and include men […]
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Charters and heavy testing hurt our schools
by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. NNPA Contributor Across the country, parents have been in revolt against high-stakes standardized testing, with kids tested over and over again while creativity is cut out of classroom curricula. Parents — particularly in targeted urban schools from Chicago to Boston — are also marching against the forced closing of neighborhood […]
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Educational Reform: If Not Now, When – If Not Us, Who?
by Joseph L. Davis As a nearly 50 year resident of Madison, I have been disturbed by the obvious dissonance between this city’s self-satisfaction as a bastion of all things good and liberal and the failure to respond, with more than band-aid measures, to the obvious dysfunction in our K-12 schools, including the persistent problem […]
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