By A. David Dahmer   “African American students lost over 4,100 days due to suspensions in the last academic year. It's amazing. It's alarming. That's a huge problem and we need to attack it,” says Madison Metropolitan School District School Board candidate Wayne Strong. “What I'm saying as a candidate is that there is no […]

By A. David Dahmer   Area women will gather to inspire change locally and globally as AFRICaide, Inc. hosts International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8 at Covenant Presbyterian Church.   “The goal is to inspire those who will come to the event and to empower ourselves and to empower women everywhere,” says Emilie Songolo, […]

By A. David Dahmer “It's been a great run; but all good things must come to an end. It's good to move over and let the younger people take over. They are our future,” says Linda Hoskins. “I have really enjoyed all of the great people and organizations that have helped us along the way. […]

By Wade Harrison, Chair of the Urban League Board of Directors  MADISON —  On March 3, the board of directors of the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) announced that Kaleem Caire will be stepping down as president and CEO of the ULGM to pursue other opportunities. He has agreed to stay on until March […]

 MADISON — Discussions about women in leadership are all over the news. Stories about figures such as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo! CEO Marisa Mayer are igniting conversations about the many roles of women in leadership. The YWCA Madison is pleased to highlight six local women who embody the many ways women lead in […]

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By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent     WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A group of civil rights leaders met with President Obama and several members of his cabinet last week to discuss the “1963-2013: 21st Century Agenda for Jobs and Freedom,” a formal document with more than 90 legislative policy and priority recommendations. In a statement […]

By A. David Dahmer Alex Gee: “Madison is at a ‘tipping point’”   “We have the wherewithal and we have goods. The question is: Do we have the will to change this on our watch?” Alex Gee asked the overflow crowd that packed Fountain of Life Church Feb. 15 for an exciting event he organized […]