by Erick Johnson Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Crusader Her name was Nancy Green. Away from the elaborate tombs and ornate grave markers bearing the prominent names of national celebrities, Chicago’s upper class and Black elite, she has been buried for nearly 100 years somewhere in Oak Woods Cemetery in Woodlawn. But for […]
‘There’s A Lot of Heart:’ Ramona Natera Speaks About Her Path and Work With Communities in Madison
by Jacklin Bolduan This is not a typical day for Ramona Natera. As the attorney at the Catholic Multicultural Center, she can usually be found jetting around Madison and the surrounding area reaching out to immigrant families in need of legal resources and services. She’ll use today to play catch-up and to take her grandson […]
Truancy Takes a Higher Toll on Black Families
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Truancy among Black students has far-ranging consequences, not just as a predictor for low academic achievement, but also for the long-term cost to American taxpayers, according to a new report by the Center of American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank. Blacks students are […]
U.S. Department of Health Sees Glimmers of Hope in Mental Health Status of Blacks
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Things are “moving in the right direction” in terms of the treatment of mental health and mental health disparities in the Black community, health officials say. Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to report having serious psychological distress than non-Hispanic Whites, according to […]
1,200 Tutors in 12 Weeks Campaign: Volunteers Are Needed Throughout Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.—Literacy Network, along with Wisconsin Literacy, kicks off the 12th Annual 1200 Tutors in 12 Weeks campaign on International Literacy Day, Sept. 8, 2015. The campaign, supported by Alliant Energy Foundation, American Family Insurance, the Green Bay Packers, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, and individual donations, aims to recruit 1,200 new volunteer literacy tutors […]
Black-on-Black Crime is Destroying Communities
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE – Tory Lowe walked 100 miles across steaming-hot pavement from Milwaukee to Chicago because he is tired. The 39-year-old human rights activist from Milwaukee said he’s tired of young African-American men killing each other; he’s tired of African-American children dying after being caught in the crossfire; he’s […]
‘Ma & Pop’ is Madison’s Unique Food Events Service
by Rob Franklin Ma & Pop is a new food events service that consists of catering for music and food events, pop-up events, and weddings, as well as breakfast and lunch services for offices. The business was created by Dave Spittel and Jasmine Byrne. “When we started dating a little over five years ago, we […]
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Buying vs. Renting
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Welcome to this week’s issue of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a collective of women of color working to reach financial freedom and inspire each other along the way. Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Today, I want to introduce a new series that BGGM will be […]
10 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Still Devastating On New Orleans’ Black Residents
by Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu took to the road to declare his city is “no longer recovering, no longer rebuilding” a decade after Hurricane Katrina devastated it in one of America’s worst natural disasters, but some refuse to buy that speech. For many African Americans who watched their city […]
Walker Unveils Health Care Reform Plan, Faces Heat from Fellow GOP Candidate
by Ariele Vaccaro Governor Scott Walker unveiled a new healthcare plan he would use to replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, if he were to become president. During a Tuesday campaign stop in Minnesota, Walker highlighted the new plan’s strengths. In the plan called “The Day One Patient Freedom Plan,” Walker criticizes the […]