By Casey Slaughter Becker MADISON — The $20 million expansion of the county’s Rodefeld landfill, the key to a comprehensive solid waste strategy that will save county taxpayers an estimated $180 million, extend the life of the landfill another 30 years, and enable the county to continue its clean energy innovation is moving forward, Dane […]
South Florida mourns the loss of Carlton Bradley Moore, a champion of the people
By Charles Moseley, Special to the NNPA from The Westside Gazette FORT LAUDERDALE (NNPA) — Carlton B. Moore spent most of his life speaking truth to power in an effort to insure that those in need would not be ignored by those in authority.There’s an old adage that states, “Leaders are born, and not made.” If […]
World cuts back military spending, but not Asia
By John Feffer WASHINGTON (IPS) — For the second year in a row, the world is spending a little less on the military. Asia, however, has failed to get the memo. The region is spending more at a time when many others are spending less.Last year, Asia saw a 3.6 percent increase in military spending, […]
Madison Times Obituary
100 Black Men breakfast
On Saturday, May 10, the 100 Black Men of Madison, Inc. will host the fourth annual Outstanding Educators and Mentors Appreciation Breakfast from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Quarles & Brady LLP, 33 E. Main Street, 9th Floor, Madison, WI 53703. At this event, those who have made positive differences in the lives of our children will […]
College students launch campaign to raise visibility
By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — If anyone thought the election of Barack Obama, or the rise of the multi-racial Millennial generation, marked the beginning of a post-racial America, a campaign spreading across college campuses has news for you.It began with I, Too Am Harvard, a theatrical performance by the Kuumba Singers of […]
Urban League Young Professional 1st annual Emerge Gala
Urban League Young Professional's 1st annual Emerge Gala by A. David Dahmer (Photos by Hedi Rudd) Diverse young professionals came together on March 29 for an evening of celebration at the Concourse Hotel as the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals hosted its First Annual Emerge Gala. “We were extremely pleased with the […]
Award reception honors promising young people
Pressure mounts for higher federal minimum wage
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —Civil rights groups, labor organizer and their allies are stepping up pressure on Congress to pass legislation raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016.During a press conference on Capitol Hill last week, Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, said […]
Luncheon focuses on black women’s health
The Business Forum Luncheon hosts the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness A. David Dahmer“I saw my mother release life at a time when she should have been able to retire and to enjoy the life she built from the hard, arduous work that she had committed herself to. From the time she was a teenager, […]
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