By Jacklin Bolduan Jason Garlynd heads out to the greenhouse from his office at the Oakhill Correctional Institution, a minimum security prison just outside of Madison in Oregon, WI. It’s the middle of the growing season for Garlynd and the men who are a part of the Horticulture Training Program, one Garlynd has been building […]
New Report Shows State and Local Governments Spend More on Incarceration than Education
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Courier A new report from the U. S. Department of Education revealed that the majority of state and local governments are investing more money on prison than on education. The report, Trends in State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education, released on July 7, showed that on the average, […]
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NNPA Demands Federal Prosecutor Investigate Racially-Motivated Police Shootings
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the nation’s largest trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, issued an urgent call and demand that President Barack H. Obama and U.S Attorney General Loretta Lynch appoint a Special Federal Prosecutor in the wake of the police killings of Alton […]
One Place. Two Years. 100 Stories.
Gun Violence is a crisis in Milwaukee which is why United Way is partnering with 371 Productions, WUWM 89.7 – Milwaukee Public Radio, WNOV 860 AM – The Voice and an array of other community organizations to help give a voice this issues and amplify efforts to solve it. On June 15th Precious Lives, a […]
Madison’s Police Oversight Debate Cools Down—For Now
Chief Koval, Alder Bidar-Sielaff Reflect On A Contentious Week By Scott Gordon Madison Police Chief Says Changing Lethal Force Standard Is Not An Option To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff speak on Wisconsin Public Television’s “Here And Now,” one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the police department […]
Governor Walker Applauds the United Negro College Fund for Higher Education Efforts
Madison – Governor Scott Walker addressed attendees today in Madison at the inaugural United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Wisconsin Governor’s Luncheon. Hosted by UNCF, the luncheon conveys the importance of academic assistance programs to corporate sponsors and Wisconsin business leaders. “To develop the future leaders of Wisconsin, we need to provide them with a quality […]
The UW System After ‘Vote of No Confidence:’ A National Case Study
Dr. Jerlando Jackson Shares His Perspective By Brianna Rae Last week, we published an op-ed titled ‘Concerned, but Committed (At least for Now): Why One UW Professor Says He is Not Jumping Ship Just Yet,’ written by Professor Jerlando F. L. Jackson prior to the UW system vote-of-no-confidence. This week, we are presenting a follow-up […]
University of Wisconsin Odyssey Project graduates 27
13th annual ceremony May 4 launches new batch of talent into college community by Pamela Gates Tamara Thompson Moore was at a crossroads in her life when she was pressured, she says, to apply for the Odyssey Project. Like many of this year’s grads, she knew people who had gone through the program and was […]
UW-Madison Police Chief Apologizes For Classroom Arrest
Student Accused Of Campus Graffiti Was Arrested On Thursday by Laurel White The University of Wisconsin- Madison Police Chief issued an apology on Friday after campus officers interrupted a class to arrest a student earlier this week. “I extend my sincerest apologies to the students and the professor who were in this class and witnessed […]
Donna Shalala keynote speaker for UW-Madison Global Summit for Women
by Ann Grauvogl Donna Shalala, president of the Clinton Foundation and former University of Wisconsin—Madison chancellor, and Zimbabwe humanitarian Tererai Trent headline a public slate of speakers for the 2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being April 14-16 at the University of Wisconsin— Madison. The summit focuses on the junction of women, gender and social […]
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