by A. King Driving down south park on Saturday afternoon, you could hear the music as the bands played all day long. The delicious smell of food was in the air and a good time was had by all those who attended the annual celebration of South Madison Planning Council Community Picnic. South Madison, the […]
Milwaukee’s ‘Stop & Frisk’ Policy Strains Black Residents’ Relationship With Police
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE — Nate Hamilton sat in his living room, smashed a cigarette into a glass ash tray, and spoke purposefully about his 31-year-old brother, Dontre, who died last year after being shot 14 times by a Milwaukee police officer during a struggle over the officer’s baton. “I loved […]
Family Files Lawsuit In Tony Robinson’s Death
Family Alleges Officer’s Conduct Violated Robinson’s Constitutional Rights by Gilman Halsted The family of a 19-year-old unarmed black man shot and killed by a Madison police officer in March has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and Officer Matt Kenny. The suit seeks both compensatory and punitive damages. In documents filed in […]
Training Camp: From Football to Education
by John Holman George Koonce, Ph.D., and retired Green Bay Packers linebacker, has returned home from a summer of training and is ready to get back to work as Vice President for Advancement at Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis. Koonce spent much of his summer sharing ideas and solutions to challenges in higher […]
Efforts to Diversify Break Boundaries of Classical Theatre
by Brianna Rae & Claire Miller American Players Theatre (APT) is known and respected both locally and nationally for its high-caliber performances of classical plays. It draws audiences from across the country to an outdoor theater nestled in the woods of the quaint little town of Spring Green, Wisconsin. While APT boasts undisputed success as […]
Madison YGB Leaders Convene in Cleveland for Black Lives Matter Movement
by L. Malik Anderson On Friday, July 24, leaders of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition (YGB) joined hundreds of Black activists from various states for the inaugural Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland. “This was an all Black space, a black only space,” YGB Coalition Leader Brandi Grayson said. “We needed a space […]
Fully Engaged: Nichelle Nichols Joins the Madison Metropolitan School District Staff
by Rob Franklin As the summer is winds down, the time begins when parents start preparing their children for the upcoming school year. For Nichelle Nichols, this is now the time to help parents and schools to prepare their children. Nichols was recently named Director of Family, Youth and Community Engagement for the Madison Metropolitan […]
New MCTS Suburban Bus Routes Show Increased Ridership & Employment With Inner City Residents
by Mrinal Gokhale The Black Health Coalition (BHC) and MICAH Empowers have officially started their “New Routes. New Moves. Transits & Routes Go Together” campaign, promoting three new MCTS bus routes going to New Berlin, Menomonee Falls and Germantown. “Now, people from the inner city can apply for jobs out in Germantown, New Berlin and […]
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Addresses City Gun Violence With New Partnership and Program
by Maria Corpus A new initiative will seek to address city violence by linking atrisk youth with employment opportunities and support, thanks to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s renamed charity program, Heart of Canal Street. Youth Works MKE is a new, pilot program by the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board that will provide the subsidized jobs […]
Milwaukee Business Leaders Invest in Future of Young Black Men with Wisconsin Scholars Program
by Karen Stokes It’s been three years since the first group of Milwaukee area students and their families gathered at Rufus King International High School for “Signing Day” to commit to participating in a scholarship pilot program, the Wisconsin Scholars. The program finances college for Black males from Milwaukee to Morehouse College in Atlanta. Business […]
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