Event takes places Thursday, March 31 – Saturday, April 2 by Brianna Rae Originally started in the Bay Area in 2003 by an organization called the South Asian Sisters, Yoni Ki Baat (‘Talk of the Vagina,’ roughly translated from Hindi) started on the UW-Madison campus a couple of years ago by Madison’s own South Asian […]
UW-Madison Honors Faculty of Color at Reception
A Word From Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims by Aarushi Agni Last Thursday, University of Wisconsin-Madison held its annual Reception to Recognize Faculty of Color. Hosted by Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims and a member of the University committee Ruth Lithovsky, the event recognized the promotion of 16 faculty of color and the 18 […]
Diversity among Doctors Drives Trust in Health Care
By Patricia Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Black History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the countless examples of the contributions that African-Americans have made to build our country. By celebrating these pioneers who helped shape America, we are inspired to overcome adversity and realize the positive change we, too, are capable […]
Q & A with Department of Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen
Ray Allen is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). As the state’s talent development agency, DWD connects employers with a robust pool of skilled workers; assists job seekers with disabilities in achieving their employment outcomes; and oversees the state’s Unemployment Insurance, Equal Rights and Worker’s Compensation programs. Q: What should Madisonians […]
Understanding Changes In Wisconsin’s GED
New Policy Reflects Data And Changes In Economic Landscape by Scott Gordon The process of earning a high school equivalency certificate in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the last couple of years, and the transition hasn’t been smooth. The general educational development test, or GED, received a major overhaul in 2014 when it switched […]
Milwaukee Exhibit Honors Civil Rights Activist
Milwaukee Public Library Features Work Of James Cameron by Chuck Quirmbach An exhibit honoring lynching survivor and African-American civil rights activist James Cameron was unveiled over the weekend in Milwaukee. Cameron founded America’s Black Holocaust Museum in 1984, 54 years after a white mob tried to lynch him in Indiana. The site had exhibits on […]
New Analysis Shows Wisconsin Poverty On The Upswing
Courtesy of UW-Madison Poverty in Wisconsin hit its highest level in 30 years during a five-year period that ended in 2014, according to a new analysis by the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Applied Population Laboratory. “The data tell us that poverty has been getting worse in Wisconsin,” says Malia Jones, an assistant scientist and […]
From Civil War To Civil Rights, Frank Smith Lives Black History
By Avis Thomas-Lester, Urban News Service The 20-year-old civil rights worker had been locked up for three weeks in Greenwood for helping blacks register to vote. “After I was released from jail, I called my mother at home in Georgia to tell her I was okay,” said Smith, 73, of Washington, D.C. “She told me […]
YWCA Madison Circle of Women Fundraiser a Success
by Brianna Rae Last Thursday, the Alliant Energy Center was packed with more than 700 people who attended a lunchtime fundraiser for Madison’s YWCA. Committed to empowering women and eliminating racism, the YWCA is an invaluable asset to the community and across the United States. Many women and families rely on YWCA’s crucial services in […]
Foreclosure Crisis Still Hammers African-Americans
by Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News Service Willie Ann Lytle faced foreclosure on her home two days before Halloween. So she filed for bankruptcy to save it. Lytle’s parents bought the cheerful house on Addison Road in Capitol Heights, Maryland, for $10,500 in 1948. She was only 1. Her mother, Margaret, taught her to cook […]
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