By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press April 3, 2015 (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) DENVER, COLORADO (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — The legalization of marijuana in Colorado hasn't solved the racial disparities in enforcement that drug-policy reformers had hoped to end, with blacks still far more likely than whites to be charged with pot-related crimes, a new […]
Dr. Ruben Anthony Named New Leader of Urban League of Greater Madison
By Urban League of Greater Madison (NEW: MARCH 27, 2015 2:45 PM) March 27, 2015 Objective to make Madison 'Best City' for all MADISON, WISCONSIN — This morning the Urban League of Greater Madison board of directors announced Dr. Ruben Anthony as its new Chief Executive Officer. Anthony lives in […]
Recent Documentary – Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams is Relevant to the Racial Tensions of Today
By Lindsey Gapen & Elizabeth Stephens March 27, 2015 Vel Phillips Airing for the first time last February, Director and Producer Robert Trondson’s Wisconsin Public Television documentary “Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams” tells the incredible life story of one of the most iconic civil rights leaders in Wisconsin’s history. Velvalia “Vel” […]
A Celebration of Women’s History Month
By Brianna Rae March 27, 2015 Beginning as International Women’s Day in 1911 and eventually becoming Women’s History Week by 1982, the designation of March as Women’s History Month became nationally recognized in 1987. Since then, it has continued its legacy of bringing the focus on women’s immense contributions to culture and society […]
Little League Star Mo’ne Davis Named AP’s 2014 Female Athlete Of The Year
By Rob Maaddi March 27, 2015 Mo’ne Davis PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — No one in the sports world had heard of the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year until August. That's when 13-year-old Mo'ne Davis became an instant celebrity as she took the mound in the Little League […]
Preparing for 2016 Campaign, Hillary Clinton Embracing Obama
By Julie Pace & Ken Thomas, Associated Press March 27, 2015 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) “Candidates that get all tangled up trying align with or separate from their party or their president have a very poor track record of success.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Rather than keeping him at […]
Male Nurses Scarce but Make More Money Than Women RNS: Study
By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer March 27, 2015 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Even in an occupation that women overwhelmingly dominate, they still earn less than men, a study of nurses found. The gender gap for registered nurses' salaries amounts to a little over $5,000 yearly on average and it […]
Community Program: Learn to Build a Rain Garden
March 27, 2015 Help create a beautiful new garden in our neighborhood! A rain garden is a planting of native grasses and flowers that can brighten up any outdoor space and help keep our lakes and streams clean. The Catholic Multicultural Center and Badger Rock Middle School, in collaboration with UW-Arboretum Earth […]
Starbucks Baristas Stop Writing ‘Race Together’ on Cups
By Candice Choi & Tom Krisher, Associated Press March 27, 2015 (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) NEW YORK, NEW YORK (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Starbucks baristas will no longer write "Race Together" on customers' cups starting Sunday, ending a visible component of the company's diversity and racial inequality campaign that had sparked widespread criticism in […]
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® to Celebrate Mothers with Annual Movers for Moms® Donation Drive
March 27, 2015 Items to benefit clients of YWCA in Madison and Rock County As families across the nation anticipate Mother’s Day this May with brunches and flowers, many women in the US will be spending the day in homeless shelters, many as a result of domestic abuse. To make […]
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