The Madison/Dane County King Coalition is pleased to announce that the 31st Annual City of Madison & Dane County observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr.Holiday will feature Earnest Green, one of nine students, known as the “Little Rock Nine” to first integrate Central High School following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown […]
Black Boys, Black Men, In Black Tuxedos
By The Milwaukee Courier Staff On Saturday, December 12, an estimated 500 boys and men turned heads as they strutted through the streets of downtown Milwaukee. This was the second event held and coordinated by “We Got This” founder Andre Lee Ellis. Ellis shared, “The purpose of the walk is to show our young boys […]
Sisters 4 Cure Celebrates and Educates at Second Annual Gathering
By Karen Stokes Sisters 4 Cure presented their second annual wellness event, Breast and Cervical Prevention & Survivorship, on Thursday at the Briggs and Stratton Corporate Auditorium, 12301 W. Wirth Street. The event celebrated breast and cervical cancer survivors, sharing mind, body and spirit self-care techniques and mindfulness practices known to improve quality of life […]
To Hold On or to Let Go: Combating Workplace Discrimination
by Mrinal Gokhale For many years, Milwaukee has established a national reputation for high segregation, high black unemployment and extreme school achievement gaps between white and African-American students. Some allege that Milwaukee area workplace discrimination and harassment against people of color isn’t discussed enough, although they feel it’s problematic. Dimitri Mack, employment services representative at […]
$2.1 Million Grant Will Help Gifted, Low-Income Middle School Students
MADISON – “Supporting Smart Spaces,” a project of the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant by the Jacob K. Javits Program through the U.S. Department of Education. Over the next five […]
Analyst: Latino Voters Could Sway Johnson-Feingold Contest
Pro-Immigration Group Examines Role Of Latinos In U.S Senate Races by Chuck Quirmbach A pro-immigration group says Latinos could help decide next year’s U.S. Senate contest in Wisconsin. The group America’s Voice has been analyzing 2016 Senate races expected to be competitive, and looked at states where Latino populations might help decide things. The Wisconsin […]
MMSD First Quarterly Review Spotlights Progress for African American Students
The Madison Metropolitan School District is providing targeted support to improve early literacy, strengthening its family engagement efforts, taking race and bias head on and more in the first quarter of the school year, according to the district’s first Quarterly Review of Progress for the 2015-16 school year. The review provides an update on the […]
YWeb Career Academy Welcomes New Instructor and Coordinator, Announces Next Class Series
The tech community is growing in Madison. YWCA Madison and tech partner Adorable.io’s YWeb Career Academy (YWebCA) program makes sure women and people of color have access to careers in this exciting field. Through this commitment to investing in workplaces that are welcoming and inclusive, tech companies in Dane County also benefit from the skills, […]
Black Votes Matter: Local Political, Business Leaders Convene for the First Time
by Ariele Vaccaro In a spirit similar to that of the Black Lives Matter movement, several local business and political leaders are coming together to encourage people of color to vote smart this election year. The group, called Black Votes Matter, convened for the first time this past Tuesday evening at the Skybox Sports Bar […]
New Website Aims To Help Educators Teach About Wisconsin Tribes
UW Coordinator Says Law Mandating Education About Wisconsin’s Native Americans Goes ‘Unfunded And Unenforced’ A new website has been launched to help educators teach their students about Wisconsin’s Native American tribes. In a survey last year, more than two-thirds of the state’s teachers said they didn’t have the proper resources to teach their students about […]
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