By Ernest Jones, Publisher, The Madison Times January 9, 2015 For the past 23 years, The Madison Times has worked hard to fulfill its mission of covering the stories and reporting on the issues that are important to our readers and our community. As we reflect on those past successes, we also are […]
Jesse Jackson Joins Hamilton Family in Fight for Justice
By Karen Stokes January 9, 2015 Hundreds of Milwaukee area residents and protesters gathered on a cold, wintry, Friday afternoon in downtown Milwaukee to rally in support of a fight for justice lead by the family of Dontre Hamilton, and to hear inspiring words from the family and civil rights leader, Reverend […]
Edward Brooke, 1st Black Elected U.S. Senator, Dies
By Sylvia Wingfield & Mark Pratt, Associated Press January 9, 2015 This Oct. 28, 2009, file photo shows President Barack Obama greeting former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a ceremony where Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (ASSOCIATED PRESS) […]
A Community Conversation on Advancing Equity Through Community Funding
By A. David Dahmer Novermber 19, 2014 Forward Community Investments hosted a community conversation Nov. 21 at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on the role community finance and investing can play in advancing equity in our communities. Above: (L-R) Donna Gambrell, former head of the U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund; Lisa Peyton-Caire, Assistant Vice President […]
Madison’s Latino Community Celebrates Obama’s Action on Immigration
By A. David Dahmer Novermber 19, 2014 The Madison Latino community came together for a press conference Nov. 21 at Centro Hispano of Dane County to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration delivered in a speech the night before. Above: At the press conference, Centro Hispano Executive Director Karen Menendez Coller was […]
New Atlanta’s Founding Father’ Herman J. Russell dies
By John B. Smith, Sr ‘New Atlanta’s Founding Father’ Herman J. Russell dies By John B. Smith, Sr. Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Inquirer ATLANTA — Herman J. Russell, the native Atlantan born in 1931 from humble beginnings in the Summerhill community who ultimately grew to become founder of […]
Interview with Annette Miller: Outreach and collaboration through the lens of diversity and inclusion
By A. David Dahmer Interview with Annette Miller Outreach and collaboration through the lens of diversity and inclusion by A. David Dahmer “I really want to make sure that our community is strong. I feel like my strength is getting people to invest in our community and particularly around communities of color,” […]
Interview with Hedi Rudd: Community builder
By A. David Dahmer Interview with Hedi Rudd Community Builder by A. David Dahmer Do you need to know what’s going on in our community? Ask Hedi Rudd. She knows. Because she’s everywhere. And it seems like she knows everybody. “It’s exciting to be out in the community so often,” Rudd […]
Group focuses on developing black CEOs
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent Group focuses on developing black CEOs By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —In an effort to increase the relevancy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) redesigned one of its signature programs to cultivate Black […]
St. Louis commits to police diversity
By Rebecca Rivas St. Louis commits to police diversity by Rebecca Rivas Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American St. Louis legislators will put $50,000 behind a police training program that black police officers created this year to recruit more African Americans into the police academy, said Mayor Francis […]
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