by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service CHICAGO — In some of Chicago’s lowest income neighborhoods, African-American teenage boys are overcoming their challenging surroundings. They are the young men of Urban Prep Academy, an all-male charter high school with a 100 percent graduation rate. All of those students earn college scholarships. And it all starts each […]
2016 Black History Month Events Calendar
REFLECTIONS: African American Icons Exhibit Monday, Feb. 1 – Friday, March 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday UW -Madison Education Building, Commons Gallery, 1000 Bascom Mall Don’t miss this incredible display celebrating renowned African Americans: REFLECTIONS by Terrence Reese, curated by Linda Sheryl Greene. Artist receptions and talks will be held in the Gallery […]
Artist Misses New Orleans 10 Mardi Gras Since Katrina
by Eric Easter Urban News Service Jennifer Renee Johnson desperately misses New Orleans during Mardi Gras. But the New Orleans she misses, she says, no longer exists. Johnson is one of thousands of native New Orleanians who, in this 10th Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina, have yet to move back after fleeing the 2005 disaster. […]
Rare Journey to Israel Changes NFL Hall of Famer’s Life
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service For Chris Doleman, the NFL Hall of Fame is nothing compared to being baptized in the River Jordan. The former Minnesota Viking and 18 other NFL Hall of Famers toured Israel with Ron Dermer, that nation’s ambassador to Washington, David Baker of the Hall of Fame, and New England […]
Could Big Data Reduce The Prison Population?
Technology Could Prove As Important As Legislation by Eric Easter Urban News Service Better use of technology and data could help solve the problem of mass incarceration. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from the work of Steven Matthews, a technology consultant who, until recently, was Chief Information Officer for the Illinois Department of […]
The Mojo and the Sayso Comes to Madison: An Interview with Artistic Director Malkia Stampley
by Aarushi Agni In collaboration with Theatre Lila, Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Arts ensemble will bring Aisha Rahman’s play, The Mojo and the Sayso, to the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall from February 18 – 21. The play depicts an African-American family’s experience after their 10-year-old son is shot by a white police officer. A new context revitalizes […]
Volunteer of the Month – Dessa Mueller
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is pleased to recognize Big Sister Dessa Mueller as our Big of the month. Dessa is a project manager at American Family Insurance. Big Sister Dessa and Little Sister Cassandra smile until they are bursting when they see one another! Dessa and Cassandra started as a School Friends match at […]
Madison College’s Construction and Remodeling Program Sees Increasing Student Diversity
by Brianna Rae The Madison College Construction and Remodeling (MCC&R) program has been around for over 20 years and has gained the respect of local employers as having excellent curriculum that produces excellent employees. Recently, the program is seeing more and more students of color and women in its classrooms. According to the United States […]
PBS Highlights the African-American Experience Through a Wide Range of Content
PBS is highlighting the African-American experience through content on air on PBS member stations, online through the PBS Black Culture Connection and through a series of community conversations that will engage viewers in an exploration of African-American history and culture. In addition to documentaries airing in February featuring those who helped influence integration and inclusion, […]
Racial Justice Maps of Madison
Central Library February 1-28 Elsa Noterman and Anders Zanichkowsky are a geographer and printmaker who created a series of “artist” maps responding to racial justice issues in Madison, WI. These large-scale, mixed media works use visual art to represent contemporary and historical data about Madison, revealing alternative visions of the city in terms of race […]
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