MADISON —The Goodman Community Center has pledged to provide 3,000 families in Dane County with ingredients for a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. With just under two weeks to completely fill baskets for registered families, the Goodman Community Center needs more food. The most critical items are turkeys, gravy, canned fruit and vegetables, cranberry sauce and stuffing. […]
Feds to create Wrongful Convictions Unit
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —U.S. Attorneys across the nation are professional prosecutors, making sure criminals are locked up for their crimes. Beginning this fall, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia will take on a new and very different role as it turns its attention to those convicted of […]
Community stakeholders and MPD come together to brainstorm solutions
By A. David Dahmer On Thursday, Oct. 30, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and the MPD's Diversity and Inclusion Committee members hosted community leaders in order to start an ongoing dialogue to help keep the MPD apprised of trending issues, create an environment for frank discussions, probe areas where systems improvements can be made, […]
Dane Buy Local looking to diversify and grow
Dane Buy Local looking to diversify and grow by A. David Dahmer As the holiday season rapidly approaches and as people buy more and more things, Dane County Buy Local would love for you to consider honor locally owned, independent businesses instead of the usual big box retailers. “I think we […]
5th annual Links’ Community Recognition and Scholarship Jazz Brunch will honor five
MADISON —The Madison Metropolitan Chapter of The Links, Incorporated invites you to attend its 5th annual Community Recognition and Scholarship Jazz Brunch to benefit local, academically talented African-American students that will be attending college. The highly anticipated event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel. It is a […]
Annual UW Diveristy Forum to examine evolution of diversity; honor Veterans’ Day
MADISON — The 2014 Annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum, hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer and Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, will be a two-day learning event centering around the discussion of contemporary issues, the changing definition of diversity, potential solutions, and practical applications on the UW-Madison campus. […]
Blacks “unbank” at higher rates than whites
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — When it comes to cashing checks and other financial transactions, Blacks are “unbanked” at much higher rates than Whites, according to a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC, an independent government agency that guarantees deposits up to $250,000 at insured banks, […]
Madison’s Lincoln Elementary Teacher Josie Guiney Igielski receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
By Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers’ visit to Lincoln Elementary School last week was more than an ordinary school assembly. The event recognized Josie Guiney Igielski, a fourth-grade teacher and motivating force behind the school’s outdoor learning space, as the Wisconsin recipient of a 2014 Milken Educator Award. The […]
Tension remains over police shootings of young black males
By Dr. J. A. Salaam, Special to the NNPA from The Final Call FERGUSON, Mo. (FinalCall.com) – Tensions over the police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr., 18, by a White police officer here and the unrelated shooting of 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr. in nearby St. Louis have not eased—and are unlikely to go away soon. […]
Iraqi Christians seek shelter in Jordan after IS threats
By Areej Abuqudairi AMMAN (IPS) — Watching videos and pictures on social media of the advance of the Islamic State (IS) inside Syria made it all seem far from reality to Iraqi Marvin Nafee. “We did not believe it,” said the 27-year-old, “it seemed so imaginary.” Only months later, his home city Mosul fell to […]
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