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Q & A with Department of Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Interview, Ray Allen, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Promise

Understanding Changes In Wisconsin’s GED

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Beth Lewis, GED, Scott Gordon, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Milwaukee Exhibit Honors Civil Rights Activist

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chuck Quirmbach, Civil Rights, Exhibits, James Cameron, Milwaukee Public Library

New Analysis Shows Wisconsin Poverty On The Upswing

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Poverty

From Civil War To Civil Rights, Frank Smith Lives Black History

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Avis Thomas Lester, Civil Rights, Civil War, Frank Smith

YWCA Madison Circle of Women Fundraiser a Success

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brianna Rae, Fundraiser, Jacquelyn Hunt, Jasmine Zapata, Rachel Krinsky, YWCA, YWCA of Madison

Foreclosure Crisis Still Hammers African-Americans

March 4, 2016

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Avis Thomas Lester, Foreclosure, Willie Ann Lytle

Homeless As Kids, Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson Evolve From Street Life To Boxing’s Elite

February 26, 2016

by Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Abandoned and left on the streets, these two boxing champions are now cheered by the very parents who once cast them aside. it is the story of four individual transformations combining into one incredible tale. As a result, each victory in the boxing ring moves brothers Lamont and Anthony […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anthony Peterson, Boxing, Curtis Bunn, Lamont Peterson

The Hollywood Diversity Fix

February 26, 2016

by Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service There’s nothing new about #OscarsSoWhite. Once upon a time, Hollywood’s diversity battle stretched as far as The White House. For the second year in a row, there are no people of color nominated for Oscars in any acting category. In protest, a social-media storm erupted, as did a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Diversity, Hollywood, OscarsSoWhite, Rhonda Racha Penrice

Many Hurdles Remain To Earn High School Diploma As Adult

February 26, 2016

Literacy In Wisconsin: Fear Often Keeps Adults From Seeking Help by Erika Janik Most people complete high school the traditional way by earning a high school diploma. But for others, completing high school involves passing a GED, or General Educational Development, test. Passing the test isn’t the first hurdle for many adults, however. “People are […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Adult Basic Education, Erika Janik, GED, Jill Yeck, Literacy, Wisconsin Literacy

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