by Aarushi Agni In collaboration with Theatre Lila, Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Arts ensemble will bring Aisha Rahman’s play, The Mojo and the Sayso, to the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall from February 18 – 21. The play depicts an African-American family’s experience after their 10-year-old son is shot by a white police officer. A new context revitalizes […]
Uniting Women to Reach Economic Freedom, Pt. I
Introducing Keena Atkinson and Britney Sinclair by Jasmine Zapata, MD 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 inspire each other along the way! This week I have the honor of introducing you all to the two newest […]
The “Shining Star” Has Left Us
A Tribute to Maurice White by Harry C. Alford On February 3 my oldest daughter sent me a text saying: “Daddy, Maurice White died this morning.” I conveyed the sad news to my wife and realized that Maurice was like family to most of us. His songs and live performances brought joy to our nation […]
PBS Highlights the African-American Experience Through a Wide Range of Content
PBS is highlighting the African-American experience through content on air on PBS member stations, online through the PBS Black Culture Connection and through a series of community conversations that will engage viewers in an exploration of African-American history and culture. In addition to documentaries airing in February featuring those who helped influence integration and inclusion, […]
Racial Justice Maps of Madison
Central Library February 1-28 Elsa Noterman and Anders Zanichkowsky are a geographer and printmaker who created a series of “artist” maps responding to racial justice issues in Madison, WI. These large-scale, mixed media works use visual art to represent contemporary and historical data about Madison, revealing alternative visions of the city in terms of race […]
Black Republicans Back Trump As Democratic Mayors Unveil Urban Agenda
By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Days before the Iowa caucuses, the nation’s largest association of black Republicans is endorsing Donald Trump, a candidate with little history of working on civil rights, housing or other traditional African-American issues. “We, the grassroots activists of the National Black Republican Association, are pleased to announce our endorsement […]
All Elections Matter: It’s Time to Make Our Voices Heard at the Ballot Box in 2016!
By Melanie L. Campbell NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist In just over a week, Iowa, which has a 3.4 percent Black population and New Hampshire, which is less than 2 percent Black, will hold their presidential caucus and primary. From there, the primary battles move to states with larger Black populations — first in South […]
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 […]
UW Alumna Doctor Opens Her Own Full-Service Emergency Room in Houston
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times In a time where, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the United States faces a shortage of as many as 90,000 physicians by 2025, including a critical need for specialists to treat an aging population that will […]
Hiring Slowed In Wisconsin Last Year, Early Numbers Show
The State Added Fewer Private-Sector Jobs In 2015 Than In Any Year Since The Recession by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin added fewer private-sector jobs in 2015 than in any year since the recession ended, according to preliminary data released by the state’s Department of Workforce Development. The numbers from a monthly survey of employers show Wisconsin […]
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