Events and displays to honor the contributions of African Americans, historic and present From the revolutionary Black Panthers to a local author book launch with a theme of love on Valentine’s Day, Black history will be celebrated throughout the month of February at Madison Public Library. Eleven programs in February and March will highlight various […]
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 […]
King Holiday Events
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, 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 […]
Community Leaders Honored at 6th Annual Madison Links Jazz Brunch
This past Saturday, the Madison Metropolitan Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, celebrated its 6th Annual Scholarship & Community Recognition Jazz Brunch. For 30 years, the Links has been a vital source for service projects, especially in educational, civic, and intercultural areas. In addition, the Links have also recognized and honored the achievements of leaders that […]
#Blacklove
New Original Series Follows NYC-Based Single Black Women Navigate Through Dating Culture FYI’s new original series, “#BlackLove,” follows five dynamic black women from New York City as they embark on a unique journey to uncover what they are doing wrong when it comes to finding love. Ten one-hour episodes are set to premiere on Tuesday, […]
Contemporary Dance Confronts Love and Liberation in Marley’s Music and Homophobia in Jamaican/West Indian Culture
Choreographers Chris Walker and Kevin Ormsby will tour “FACING Home: Love & Redemption,” a contemporary dance concert that investigates the global impact of Bob Marley’s music—its expression of humanity’s struggle and inspiration toward love, redemption and hope—and the active, deep-rooted homophobia in Jamaican/West Indian Culture. The tour opens in Wisconsin at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance […]
Inuit Throat Singer Tanya Tagaq to Offer this Season’s Most Unique Performance
This season’s most unique performance is about to land at the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. in the Fredric March Play Circle, when Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq shares her incomparable performance, set to the 1922 film Nanook of the North, with the Madison community. Tanya Tagaq picked up an […]
Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is one of the most joyfully anticipated days for young people in our community. Thousands of them will be running to the stores to get their best and scariest outfits. What’s scary is not the vampires and superheroes they will portray but the number of young people who are likely to be hit by […]
World Wide Read: The Wisconsin Book Festival
By Rob Franklin In a world that focuses on social media as a primary means to gather information, being able to sit down and snuggle up to a good book seems to have become a lost art. But looking at the lineup for this year’s Wisconsin Book Festival is proof that the literary world is […]
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