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 […]
Researchers Find Black Mortality Rates Higher in Racist Locales
By Zenitha Prince May 29, 2015 Zenitha Prince is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper. A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Maryland College Park’s School of Health found Black mortality rates are much higher in areas with greater levels of racism. The study gauged the […]
Documentary to Dig Into Madison’s Racial Disparities
By Elizabeth Stephens May 29, 2015 The film’s producers Jonathon Leslie-Quam and Jamie Quam, and the film’s content producer, Sheba McCants. “It wasn’t just about the statistics. We wanted to show the human side of what was going on in our community and that Madison is not what we think it is,” […]
UCAN Summer Concert Series Brings Hip-Hop to the City
By Lindsey Gapen May 29, 2015 Big Hitz Ent performing at a UCAN event at James Madison Park. Photo credit: Karen Reece For the Urban Community Arts Network, summertime means live Hip-Hop and R&B music, dance performances, educational workshops and a whole lot of talent. According to Pacal Bayley, who goes […]
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