By Vanessa Jenkins March 13, 2015 Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present three original plays at the 24th annual Marcia Légère Student Play Festival at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday March 21 and Saturday March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fredric March Play Circle downtown Madison, Wisconsin. The […]
Innovative Preschool Looks to Revamp Education, Lower Minority Reading & Writing Disparities
By Elizabeth Stephens March 6, 2015 One City Early Learning Center Founder and CEO, Kaleem Caire. Scheduled to open by the fall of 2015, the nonprofit preschool One City Early Learning Center hopes to serve as a model for all local early childhood education programs in its efforts to decrease minority reading […]
Governor Scott Walker Appoints Ray Allen as DFI Secretary
March 6, 2015 Ray Allen MADISON, WISCONSIN — On February 27, Governor Scott Walker announced the following administrative appointments: Ray Allen – Secretary, Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). Matt Moroney – Senior Advisor, Office of Governor Walker. “We’d like to offer our sincere thanks and gratitude to Peter Bildsten […]
Madison Jazz Society Celebrates 30th Year
By Aubrey Koski March 6, 2015 The Madison Jazz Society (MJS) closes its year-long 30th anniversary celebration with a concert on March 29 presenting the Four Other Brothers from Illinois, at the Coliseum Bar in downtown Madison. Continuing their organizational efforts to keep jazz alive the MJS anniversary celebration features the musical […]
May Day: Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes (UTI) Organizing March on May 1st
By Graham Kilmer February 27, 2015 Stand With Wisconsin The Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes (UTI) or the Immigrant labor union is organizing a march on Friday May 1, from Brittingham Park in Madison to the state Capitol. This Mayday march will be a show of solidarity and a protest aimed at […]
UW System Gets Hit By Walker’s Budget Proposal
By Graham Thomas Kilmer February 13, 2015 Gov. Scott Walker On Tuesday February 3 Governor Scott Walker released his budget proposal, a plan that includes a proposed $300 million cut in funding to the UW-System and the installation of a public authority in the place of the UW’s existing governance structure. […]
The Scholastic Art Award Artists Now on View at Milwaukee Art Museum
February 13, 2015 Juried work by middle- and high school students allow for national recognition The Milwaukee Art Museum’s annual exhibition of works by Wisconsin students grades 7–12 is now on view. Over 3,000 individual artworks from 116 schools across the state participated in the Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin in 2015. […]
The Rennebohm Foundation Awards BGC and ULGM a Six-figure Grant in Support of Jobs and Internships for Teens and Adults
February 6, 2015 MADISON, WISCONSIN — The Boys & Girls Club of Dane County (BGCDC) in partnership with the Urban League of Greater Madison (UGLM) and The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will come together to announce a $300,000 grant that will help both agencies boost internships, employment and career training over the next three years. The […]
Reverend Dr. Leonard Thompson Sr. to Serve as the Interim Pastor
February 6, 2015 Deacon Joseph Thomas, Chair Mt. Zion Baptist Church Deacon Board Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Madison has selected the Reverend Dr. Leonard Thompson Sr. to serve as the Interim Pastor. Reverend Dr. Thompson’s first Sunday as Interim will be February 15, 2015. Rev. Dr. Thompson is an ordained minister […]
100 BLACK MEN OF MADISON: Inspired By The Dream
By Graham Kilmer January 23, 2015 In New York City, 1963, the nonprofit organization The 100 Black Men, was born out of the tumultuous struggle for civil rights in black communities across the country. It was the same year that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on […]
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