By Elizabeth Stephens May 29, 2015 Economic development staff have been collaborating closely with Madison’s Equity Team to ensure the new market provides a platform for racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. With the release of the first draft of its business plan, the Madison Public Market is one step closer […]
Talking about Tony: How Schools Here and in Ferguson are Helping Students Deal with Recent Deaths
By Jen Anderson May 22, 2015 In response to the recent shooting of young Tony Robinson earlier this year, students in the Madison area are finding a safe haven to share their voices and emotions without stepping outside the walls of their schools. In an announcement at a news conference last […]
Black Unemployment Dips Below 10 Percent
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent May 22, 2015 Valerie Wilson, the director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) speaks jobs and the economy in the Black community during an event at the EPI. (Freddie Allen/NNPA News Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – […]
Partnerships Push for Diversity at Summit
By Ernest Jones May 22, 2015 Dr. Julianne Malveaux addresses summit attendees. Photo by Hedi Rudd The Madison Region’s Economic and Diversity Summit at the Monona Terrace last week was an outstanding success. In continuing partnership, the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) and Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) designed the […]
Blacks Becoming More Comfortable Discussing Mental Health
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 22, 2015 Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that there are more than 40 million Americans currently dealing with mental illnesses, not including issues related drug and alcohol use. But mental health treatment goes […]
No Charges in Tony Robinson Death – What’s Next for His Family, the Community & Police
By Steven Potter May 15, 2015 Nothing can bring Tony Robinson back. Protesters have said it. The family has said it. Even Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said it earlier this week when he announced his decision to not criminally charge the Madison police officer who fatally shot Robinson. […]
On the Rise: Graduation Rates for Minority Students Continue to Climb
By Lindsey Gapen May 15, 2015 Dantrell Cotton at his UW graduation last year Graduation rates for college students of color have been on the rise in Madison in recent years. According to University of Wisconsin-Madison officials, minority students have comprised nearly 10 percent of undergraduate classes over the past five […]
Blacks Lag in Accessing High-Speed Internet
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 15, 2015 Free community-based computer classes are often underfunded small-scale operations, which contribute to the digital divide. (DC Central Kitchen/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) As education, jobs, and the national and global economy go digital, people without broadband (high-speed Internet) access risk being left behind. This disparity […]
Chemical Industry Advocating More Regulations
By Harry C. Alford, NNPA Columnist May 15, 2015 One of the few shining stars of our nation’s economy, the $812-billion chemistry business, is working with Congress to pass a law that would actually give the federal government more authority to regulate chemicals. You heard right. An industry that has spent the […]
NO CHARGES: DA Says Police Officer was Justified in Robinson Shooting Death
By Steven Potter (NEW: MAY 12, 2015 3:20 PM) May 12, 2015 Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced today that he will be issuing no charges against the Madison police officer who fatally shot Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr. in early March. In the early evening of March 6, Robinson was shot […]
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