By Nathaniel Goethel June 12, 2015 Students celebrate a Badger football score at Camp Randall. Photo by Lauren Watkins “It is pretty ridiculous for the [UW] Athletic Department to offer discounted season packages to students [who have] no intention of going. It raises the price for students that could not get season […]
First Black Nursing Grad Receives Honorary Degree
By Stacy M. Brown June 12, 2015 Civil rights pioneer Esther McCready receives an honorary degree from the University of Maryland. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland) Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer. Small in stature and soft in voice, Esther McCready proved to […]
Dancing with a View: The Monona Terrace Concerts on the Rooftop
By Jen Anderson June 12, 2015 Before a crowd of more than a hundred, local cover band Rabid Aardvarks opened the Monona Terrace’s Concert on the Rooftop series earlier this month. As expected, attendees at the weekly concert series were dancing, drinking and enjoying the warm spring night as well as […]
Unrest Sows Seeds for Future Leaders, Opens Eyes of Youth
By Richard B. Muhammad June 5, 2015 Jerome Lyles,15, wants effort for justice to keeping going. Photos: Richard B. Muhammad Richard B. Muhammad is Special to the NNPA from The Final Call. BALTIMORE, MD – Unrest in a city known yesterday for crab cakes, row houses, marble steps, downtown tourist spots […]
Fitchburg Addresses Diversity with Committee Appointments
By Brianna Rae June 5, 2015 Some of Fitchburg’s new committee appointees (from left to right) Jason Gonzalez, Jeanie Sieling, Mariam Maldonado, Frances Huntley-Cooper, Sabrina Madison, Arlene Silveira and Ada Deer. Photo: Kaleem Caire “If we have accurate representation, solving our problems in a way that treats everybody fairly becomes a lot […]
Madison College Board Postpones Decision on Closing Downtown Campus, Opening New Southside Location
By Elizabeth Stephens June 5, 2015 Images of the downtown Madison College campus over time. (Courtesy of Madison College) “It would offer the training that leads to a job. If you focus on a community and their needs, then you have a grand opportunity to improve the quality of life and economic […]
Poverty Still Major Affliction for Blacks
By Stacy M. Brown June 5, 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Chair G.K. Butterfield said Republicans must help Democrats fight poverty in African-American communities. (Courtesy Photo) Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer. Black America is in a state of emergency, and what’s happened in Baltimore, Ferguson, […]
Brutal Aftermath of Police MOVE Bombing Still Resonates
By Askia Muhammad June 5, 2015 Row houses in Philadelphia burn after officials dropped a bomb on the MOVE house in this May 1985 photo from files. Ramona Africa, the lone adult survivor of the May 13, 1985 fire, and two other MOVE members sued the city of Philadelphia, and the former police and […]
More Than Just A Bunch of Bears
By Jen Anderson, Photos by Jen Anderson June 5, 2015 Zoo’s New ‘Arctic Passage’ Exhibit Showcases Education and Sustainability Despite the humid and rainy weather of Memorial Day weekend, the opening of the Henry Vilas Zoo’s new Arctic Passage exhibit was a great success as zoo guests explored their […]
Event to Address Racial Disparities, Provide Plan for Action
By Lindsey Gapen May 29, 2015 Rev. Gee addresses the crowd at a recent Town Hall meeting Justified Anger Coalition Will Unveil Ideas and Next Steps this Friday Night The Justified Anger Coalition will discuss plans to bring Madison from ‘worst to first’ in terms of racial disparities on May 29 […]
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