MADISON — Latinos United for College Education Scholarships (LUCES) is excited to announce that the applications for the 2014-2015 academic year are now being accepted. LUCES is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure bright futures for young Latinos in Wisconsin by providing several merit– and need-based scholarships. On September 2005, a small group called […]
Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives presents 8th annual Line Breaks
By Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives presents 8th annual Line Breaks by A. David Dahmer The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) will present its 8th annual Line Breaks Festival, the largest hip hop festival in the Midwest, on Wednesday, April 16 through Friday, April 25. It will be the third year the festival will […]
Obama says Civil Rights Movement opened door for his election
By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) —With civil rights legends Andrew Young, John Lewis and Julian Bond and Jesse Jackson looking on, President Barack Obama on Thursday credited the Civil Rights Movement and landmark legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s for paving the way for his becoming the […]
Madison Metropolitan Links host Health Disparities Program
Madison Metropolitan Links host Health Disparities Program by A. David Dahmer The Madison Metropolitan Chapter of the Links Incorporated hosted a program on health disparities at the Urban League of Greater Madison on April 12. The program titled “End Health Disparities Now” was designed to educate the community about differences in the health of African […]
$20 Million expansion of Dane County landfill moves forward
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 […]
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