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 […]
Police Chief Responds to Demands from Young, Gifted & Black Coalition
By Ariele Vaccaro January 16, 2015 The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition (YGB) recently sent a list of requests to Madison police chief, Mike Koval. Among the demands was the release of 350 African American prisoners incarcerated for “crimes of poverty”. In addition, the organization asked that the Koval make efforts to decrease […]
Capitol Rotunda to Fill for 35th Tribute & Ceremony for MLK
January 16, 2015 In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Dr. Jonathan Overby will host the 35th Annual “Tribute and Ceremony”, the nation’s oldest official ceremony honoring King. Festivities will be held in the Capitol Rotunda in Madison at 12:00, noon on Jan. 19. Together, we will celebrate the life and legacy […]
Diane Nash, to Keynote 30th Annual City of Madison/Dane County King Holiday Observance
January 9, 2015 Diane Nash The Madison/Dane County King Coalition is pleased to announce that the 30th Annual City of Madison & Dane County observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday will feature Diane Nash, a pioneer of the American Civil Rights Movement. In 1960 Diane Nash was chairperson of the […]
A Community Conversation on Advancing Equity Through Community Funding
By A. David Dahmer Novermber 19, 2014 Forward Community Investments hosted a community conversation Nov. 21 at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on the role community finance and investing can play in advancing equity in our communities. Above: (L-R) Donna Gambrell, former head of the U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund; Lisa Peyton-Caire, Assistant Vice President […]
Madison’s Latino Community Celebrates Obama’s Action on Immigration
By A. David Dahmer Novermber 19, 2014 The Madison Latino community came together for a press conference Nov. 21 at Centro Hispano of Dane County to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration delivered in a speech the night before. Above: At the press conference, Centro Hispano Executive Director Karen Menendez Coller was […]
Interview with Annette Miller: Outreach and collaboration through the lens of diversity and inclusion
By A. David Dahmer Interview with Annette Miller Outreach and collaboration through the lens of diversity and inclusion by A. David Dahmer “I really want to make sure that our community is strong. I feel like my strength is getting people to invest in our community and particularly around communities of color,” […]
Interview with Hedi Rudd: Community builder
By A. David Dahmer Interview with Hedi Rudd Community Builder by A. David Dahmer Do you need to know what’s going on in our community? Ask Hedi Rudd. She knows. Because she’s everywhere. And it seems like she knows everybody. “It’s exciting to be out in the community so often,” Rudd […]
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