Legislatively Speaking by Senator Lena C. Taylor Did you know that one in five American adults will experience a mental health issue? Every day, millions of Americans are faced with the realities of living with a mental health condition. Far too often, they suffer in silence. Mental illness is more common than cancer, diabetes and […]
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Companies Pay Out Millions in Settlements as Discrimination Lingers
by Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist As a country, America has historically short-changed its people of color in virtually every dimension of life: education, employment, housing, public accommodations and voting to name a few. To remedy discriminatory practices and policies, a series of federal and state laws were enacted over several decades to guarantee […]
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Concerned, but Committed (At Least for Now)
Why one professor says he is not jumping ship just yet by Jerlando F. L. Jackson Editor’s note: Article originally published on Education Dive on May 2, 2016. This article is a guest piece by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in the school […]
Criminal Justice Reform Snagged in Campaign Politics
by Dee Hunter Urban News Service Planned reforms to federal drug and sentencing laws that imprisoned many African-Americans have become locked up by election- year politics. “The cost of incarceration and a growing awareness of the problems with mandatory minimum sentences have created a diverse coalition calling for reforms,” said Kevin Ring, of Families Against […]
Chicago Home of “The First Lady of the Black Press” Is Falling Apart
by Erick Johnson The Chicago Crusader, NNPA Member The roof is coming apart. The creaky wooden porch is aging with growing cracks. And the navy blue paint that once adorned the steps is peeling away. Nearly 100 years ago, this white, two-story house in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood on the city’s south side became the […]
New Senior Meal Program Seeks More Seniors of Color at Meadowood Location
by Jacklin Bolduan The West Madison Senior Center, along with its three other coalitions in town, provides a variety of services to seniors in Madison, including an extensive meal program that seeks to foster nutritional awareness and community-building amongst residents. While the four Senior Centers provide donation-based meals every day of the week over four […]
Freedom Is Coming!
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 reach financial freedom and support each other along the way! Thank you so much for joining us this week. We truly appreciate all your support of this weekly column […]
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‘Now is the Time for Big Ideas’
A Call for Community Control of Campus Police by Karma R. Chávez On April 14th during UW-Madison Professor Dr. Johanna F. Almiron’s Afro-American Studies Class, Black Visual Culture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department entered Dr. Almiron’s classroom to remove a young black male student from the class. Upon confrontation, the student agreed to leave […]
Former Detroit Gang Member Now a Gang Peacemaker
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Ray Winans, once affectionately known as “Killer Ray,” is helping reduce gun violence in Detroit — one gang member at a time. The 37-year-old former gang member is an unconventional activist who mediates among gangs, police and federal prosecutors while encouraging young black men to end their lives […]
The cost of hunger: How food insecurity affects health
When most people think of the causes and risk factors for chronic disease one important risk factor is often overlooked: hunger. Recently, Feeding America – a network of food banks across the United States – performed an extensive study on hunger across the country. Results from the study show that many families right here in […]
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