Items to benefit clients of YWCA in Madison and Rock County Across the county, millions of women look forward to spending Mother’s Day with their families. However, many women in the US will be spending the day in homeless shelters, many as a result of domestic abuse. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® will be delivering […]
Donna Shalala keynote speaker for UW-Madison Global Summit for Women
by Ann Grauvogl Donna Shalala, president of the Clinton Foundation and former University of Wisconsin—Madison chancellor, and Zimbabwe humanitarian Tererai Trent headline a public slate of speakers for the 2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being April 14-16 at the University of Wisconsin— Madison. The summit focuses on the junction of women, gender and social […]
Former Detroit Gang Member Now a Gang Peacemaker
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Ray Winans, once affectionately known as “Killer Ray,” is helping reduce gun violence in Detroit — one gang member at a time. The 37-year-old former gang member is an unconventional activist who mediates among gangs, police and federal prosecutors while encouraging young black men to end their lives […]
Near Ferguson, Ghosts of Hiroshima Haunt Fuming Landfill
by Josh Peterson Urban News Service BRIDGETON, Mo. – Outside Ferguson, Missouri, another issue burns. This time, it’s environmental. An underground fire smolders toward radioactive waste tied to the atomic bombs that leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This subterranean inferno threatens to sicken area residents, just 10 miles from the site of the controversial, police-involved death […]
Today’s Aging Minorities Most Impacted by Poor Finances
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Even as the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the 80th anniversary of Social Security, issues of race, class, and access remain recalcitrant barriers to elder security. Particularly among Blacks, living longer has often meant subsisting […]
Prison Phone Rates Generate Billions for Companies – and Cause Stress for Black Families
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Garry Lawrence’s family worried about paying his legal fees. But phoning him in prison nearly bankrupted them. When Garry was arrested almost seven years ago on a minor drug offense, his loved ones knew that paying a lawyer to argue his case would be a major expense. They were […]
Synergy Co-working Offers New Place to Network, Collaborate, and Grow, Pt. II
by Brianna Rae Last week, we interviewed co-owners Eugenia Podesta and Spencer Hudson about the experiences in their lives that put them on the path to create their new co-working space, Synergy Co-working. This week in Part II, we’ll continue their story and delve into their mission and vision for their new space. Both Madison […]
Synergy Co-working Offers New Place to Network, Collaborate, and Grow, Pt. I
By Brianna Rae Eugenia Podesta and Spencer Hudson have spent much of their lives entrenched and in dedication to their community, and now they are giving back in an even a bigger way. Both Madison natives, Podesta and Hudson are co-owners of a new co-working space that opened last week called Synergy Co-working, located at […]
The Surprising Lack Of Data About Literacy
Educators’ Understanding Is Nuanced And Information-Deprived by Scott Gordon In many ways, campaigns to improve literacy are more sophisticated than ever. Nonprofits, K-12 and adult continuing educational systems, and government agencies have gone far beyond a literate-illiterate dichotomy in their day-to-day work, expanding the scope of literacy and applying programs focused on issues like health […]
Controversial Debt Buyers Get A Break Under New Wisconsin Law
Backers Say Law Creates Uniformity In Lawsuits But Critics Charge It Makes It Easier For Companies To Collect From Consumers by Bridgit Bowden Last summer, Sandra Goodwin was sued by Jefferson Capital Systems for $5,562 in overdue debt, but Goodwin had never heard of or done business with the company. “The paperwork said I was […]
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