9th annual Black Women’s Expo and Job Fair   by A. David Dahmer     Genesis Social Services Corporation (GSSC) is once again sponsoring its 9th annual Black Women’s Expo and Job Fair Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Genesis Center on Madison’s south side.    “Black women are probably are the most discriminated against group […]

Peacemakers making a grassroots difference   by A. David Dahmer     Earlier this year, Today Not Tomorrow-Club TNT, in collaboration with the Madison Police Department and local community members, launched The Peacemakers initiative at a press conference at the Neighborhood House. Peacemakers is a grassroots effort to really get to the heart of community-based […]

Gloria Reyes named new mayoral assistant      MADISON —Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has announced that Madison Police Detective Gloria Reyes will be serving in the Mayor’s office as the liaison to a number of agencies. Reyes will replace Astra Miriaku Iheukumere who has accepted another career opportunity.   Detective Reyes has served City of Madison […]

By Mark Woulff MADISON —The City of Madison and Community Action Coalition are pleased to announce the extension of this year’s MadMarket Double Dollars Program through Dec. 16. FoodShare users can continue to participate in the Double Dollars program at the Northside and Eastside Farmers’ Markets at their indoor locations.  The indoor Northside Farmers’ Market […]

MADISON —The Goodman Community Center has pledged to provide 3,000 families in Dane County with ingredients for a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. With just under two weeks to completely fill baskets for registered families, the Goodman Community Center needs more food.  The most critical items are turkeys, gravy, canned fruit and vegetables, cranberry sauce and stuffing. […]

By A. David Dahmer   On Thursday, Oct. 30, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and the MPD's Diversity and Inclusion Committee members hosted community leaders in order to start an ongoing dialogue to help keep the MPD apprised of trending issues, create an environment for frank discussions, probe areas where systems improvements can be made, […]

Dane Buy Local looking to diversify and grow   by A. David Dahmer     As the holiday season rapidly approaches and as people buy more and more things, Dane County Buy Local would love for you to consider honor locally owned, independent businesses instead of the usual big box retailers.   “I think we […]

MADISON —The Madison Metropolitan Chapter of The Links, Incorporated invites you to attend its 5th annual Community Recognition and Scholarship Jazz Brunch to benefit local, academically talented African-American students that will be attending college. The highly anticipated event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel.  It is a […]

MADISON — The 2014 Annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum, hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer and Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, will be a two-day learning event centering around the discussion of contemporary issues, the changing definition of diversity, potential solutions, and practical applications on the UW-Madison campus.  […]

By Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers’ visit to Lincoln Elementary School last week  was more than an ordinary school assembly. The event recognized Josie Guiney Igielski, a fourth-grade teacher and motivating force behind the school’s outdoor learning space, as the Wisconsin recipient of a 2014 Milken Educator Award. The […]