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Free UW Legal Clinic Gives A Hand To Local Startups

December 4, 2015

Law Students Helped 300 Clients Last Year by Parth Shah A free legal clinic for entrepreneurs has helped hundreds of Wisconsin businesses open up shop. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Law & Entrepreneurship clinic is run by a group of 20 law students. Under the mentorship of licensed attorneys, they help startups write contracts and handle […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Entrepreneurship, Law Clinic, Parth Shah, UW-Madison

Report: Number Of People Without Health Coverage In Dane County Down Significantly

December 4, 2015

Between 23,000 And 25,000 People Remain Uninsured by Shamane Mills A report by Dane County public health officials estimates the number of residents without insurance has dropped by as much as 40 percent since 2013 because of changes at the state and federal level. In the years leading up to the Affordable Care Act, 1 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, BadgerCare, Shamane Mills

Thelonious Monk Institute Honors Quincy Jones

December 4, 2015

by Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Los Angeles Sentinel What do you give Quincy Jones, a man whose life is about good music, the arts, and making the world a better place for everyone? On November 15, attendees and Jones were treated to a tribute by some of the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Herbie Hancock Humanitarian Award, International Jazz Gala, Jazz Vocal Competition, Jazzmeia Horn, Quincy Jones, Thelonious Monk Institute, Valerie Wardlaw

Morgan State University Hosts Health and Hip Hop Conference

December 4, 2015

by Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire In an effort to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among young Black men, a group disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, health-care providers and community stakeholders hosted the “Health and Hip Hop Conference” in October at the Morgan State University in Baltimore. Students from Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities—the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Freddie Allen, Grim Jackson, Health and Hip-Hop Conference, HIV AIDS, Justin Wooley, Kenton Dunson, Lorece Edwards, Messaiah Ramiskoon

Sharron Battle Sees Selfies Replace Cash

December 4, 2015

by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service An Atlanta-based startup hopes to change the face of shopping – literally. This is the vision of Sharron Battle, 43, a lifelong pioneer in various business fields. Her latest creation is Selfiepay Inc., a technology company whose mobile application lets shoppers purchase products with nothing more than their own […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Curtis Bunn, Futhum Tewolde, Selfiepay, Sharon Battle

Madison Central Library Provides Services, Comfort to Homeless

November 20, 2015

by Sarah Zimmermann There is a glass-walled study room on the second floor of Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street. Day after day, there is a consistent stream of people inside, sometimes with two to three people waiting in line outside the door. The conversations in this room vary, from light-hearted chats to in-depth discussions […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homeless, Homelessness, Lisa Mettauer, Madison Public Library, Porchlight, Sarah Zimmerman, Sue Wallinger

National Education Advocate Says Family Is Key to Learning

November 20, 2015

By Monique Chappell Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Charlotte Post Education always played a big part in Byron Garrett’s life. “Education has always been a love of our family,” said Garrett, a Greensboro native and chairman of the National Family Engagement Alliance. “It’s always been the key thing that we believe to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Byron Garrett, EpicFest, Monique Chappell

West Speaks on Obama, Black Lives Matter

November 20, 2015

By Lagloria Wheatfall Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Houston Defender [HOUSTON] – Dr. Cornel West, an outspoken activist, author and professor, recently shared his views on pressing issues during a speech at the University of Houston-Downtown. West, a professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary and professor emeritus at […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Lives Matter, Cornel West, Interview, Lagloria Wheatfall

Hundreds Celebrate as Nation’s African American Museum Nears Completion

November 20, 2015

By Savannah Harris Special to the NNPA News Wire from HU News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people gathered at an inaugural event for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Monday night here to celebrate the completion of the museum’s exterior in a year that marks three significant moments in American […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Lonnie Bunch, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Savannah Harris

Soaring Costs, Social-Science Data Drive Slash in State Prison Populations

November 13, 2015

By Nick Chiles Urban News Service As Earth’s most prolific jailer, America faces a thorny question: What do you do with millions of inmates when they return home? That challenge is at the heart of many bipartisan prison reforms that are sweeping the nation. Georgia recently tackled this issue. The staunchly Republican state has become […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ban the Box, Criminal Justice Reform, Nick Chiles, President Barack Obama, Prison Reform

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