by Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service How much is a vault of unreleased songs worth? What’s the value of a guitar played by a musical genius? Is Uncle Sam owed anything on a chifforobe full of rock star finery? And, what’s the going rate for a “glyph” created to protest against an artist’s record company? […]
Film Review: Keanu
by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic They’re 50 percent Black, 50 percent White. 100 percent Nerd. Go figure. Left to their own devices and dull lives, not a lot of excitement comes their way. Until that fateful day when a lost and forlorn kitty shows up at the door. Then all hell breaks […]
Black Comedians React to Larry Wilmore’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Jokes
by Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer President Barack Obama dropped his microphone at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acknowledging what everyone had already concluded: he slayed it! Larry Wilmore didn’t do so bad as host, either, at least depending upon who is doing the review and if you’re among those willing […]
UW-Madison Police Chief Apologizes For Classroom Arrest
Student Accused Of Campus Graffiti Was Arrested On Thursday by Laurel White The University of Wisconsin- Madison Police Chief issued an apology on Friday after campus officers interrupted a class to arrest a student earlier this week. “I extend my sincerest apologies to the students and the professor who were in this class and witnessed […]
Criminal Justice Reform Snagged in Campaign Politics
by Dee Hunter Urban News Service Planned reforms to federal drug and sentencing laws that imprisoned many African-Americans have become locked up by election- year politics. “The cost of incarceration and a growing awareness of the problems with mandatory minimum sentences have created a diverse coalition calling for reforms,” said Kevin Ring, of Families Against […]
Wisconsin Public Radio Expands News and Culture Offerings
BBC Newshour, Latino U.S.A., Political Junkie part of weekday schedule changes in April On April 4, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) introduced changes to its weekday schedule, including the addition of BBC World Service’s Newshour on WPR’s News & Classical Music stations and three new programs on WPR’s Ideas Network stations. According to Michael Arnold, WPR’s […]
Goodman Community Center culminates yearlong alumni study
Early data indicates Goodman’s racial equity efforts are producing real results for youth of color who attended programming The study The Goodman Community Center has partnered with University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities on a yearlong study aimed at discovering the long-term impact the community center has had on former participants. Staff members have surveyed […]
Infant Child Care In Wisconsin Is The 13th Most Costly In The US
Wisconsin Is Among 33 States Where Care Is More Expensive Than College Tuition by Kyla Calvert Mason A report out this week shows the average annual cost for infant child care in Wisconsin is the 13th highest in the nation. The cost even outpaces tuition at the state’s four-year universities. The Economic Policy Institute report […]
Chicago Home of “The First Lady of the Black Press” Is Falling Apart
by Erick Johnson The Chicago Crusader, NNPA Member The roof is coming apart. The creaky wooden porch is aging with growing cracks. And the navy blue paint that once adorned the steps is peeling away. Nearly 100 years ago, this white, two-story house in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood on the city’s south side became the […]
Race Still Plays a Significant Role in Determining Who Gets Ahead in America, Says Clinton
by Joan H. Allen Associate Publisher Daily Challenge It was a packed house at the National Action Network’s 25th Anniversary Convention’s Plenary Session for Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton’s speech. Rev. Al Sharpton addressed the press. “When we say, ‘yes’ and ‘amen,’ that’s not a heckler,” he quipped. “When the media asks, ‘why did Secretary […]
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