Big Brother Big Sisters of Dane County is pleased to recognize Big Sister Allison Suchon as the Big of the Month for March. Allison is a marketing communications specialist at ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) and has been matched with her Little Brother Gabriel since November 2006. Allison and Gabriel have a special bond, they enjoy […]
Iconic Writers Lorraine Hansberry and Jean Toomer Share a Wisconsin Connection
Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. Born to activist parents who were often visited by prominent black intellectuals such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, Hansberry became politicized at an early age. In 1938, Hansberry’s family moved to a white neighborhood in Chicago, where they were physically attacked by […]
Director of Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Visits Madison in February
Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30 at Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St. In the late 1960s, as change was coming to America — as cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights — a new revolutionary culture was emerging seeking to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party […]
Pepsi Volunteer of the Month – Jose Alvarado
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is pleased to recognize Big Brother Jose Alvarado as our Big of the month. Jose has been matched with his Little Brother David since May 2015. As well as being a Big Brother, Jose is a Community Corrections Agent for the WI Dept of Corrections. Jose said he originally wanted […]
YWeb Career Academy Welcomes New Instructor and Coordinator, Announces Next Class Series
The tech community is growing in Madison. YWCA Madison and tech partner Adorable.io’s YWeb Career Academy (YWebCA) program makes sure women and people of color have access to careers in this exciting field. Through this commitment to investing in workplaces that are welcoming and inclusive, tech companies in Dane County also benefit from the skills, […]
Volunteer of the Month – Dessa Mueller
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is pleased to recognize Big Sister Dessa Mueller as our Big of the month. Dessa is a project manager at American Family Insurance. Big Sister Dessa and Little Sister Cassandra smile until they are bursting when they see one another! Dessa and Cassandra started as a School Friends match at […]
Local Artist Henry Hawkins Uses Art to ‘Celebrate What it Means to be Human’
by Rob Franklin Art is defined as the expression of creative skill and imagination. It is something that is taken from the heart and mind and offered to the world to be appreciated for the beauty that it gives. For Henry Hawkins, art is simple. It is life. Hawkins has been capturing beauty of the […]
Experience True Blues with Corey Harris and Eric Bibb at the Wisconsin Union Theater
As part of the 2015-2016 Blues Series, the Wisconsin Union Theater presents True Blues featuring Eric Bibb and Corey Harris in the Fredric March Play Circle on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. True Blues chronicles the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an evening of music and conversation. In […]
Madison Central Library Provides Services, Comfort to Homeless
by Sarah Zimmermann There is a glass-walled study room on the second floor of Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street. Day after day, there is a consistent stream of people inside, sometimes with two to three people waiting in line outside the door. The conversations in this room vary, from light-hearted chats to in-depth discussions […]
Milwaukee AIDS/HIV Rates Alarmingly High Among African-Americans
By Mrinal Gokhale For many years, HIV/AIDS has affected African-Americans more than any other racial group. However, studies show the disease is especially prevalent in Milwaukee’s African-American community. “Of the roughly 3,500 people with HIV in Milwaukee, 55 percent are African- American,” said Bill Keaton, executive director of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. However, […]
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