By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) — The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the southern United States earlier this month has led to widespread public outrage around issues of race, class and police brutality.In particular, a flurry of policy discussions is focusing on the startling level of force […]
Burning the future of Gaza’s children
By Khaled Alashqar GAZA CITY (IPS) — “My child became blind and lost the ability to speak, his dad died and his three brothers are seriously wounded. He still has not been told about the loss of his dad,” says the mother of 7-year-old Mohamad Badran.Mohamad is in hospital for treatment after being seriously injured […]
Killing of Michael Brown inspires local poetry
Tamara Grigsby named community relations director
MADISON — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has named Tamara Grigsby to serve as the new community relations director in the office of the county executive. Grigsby will work with community organizations, public officials, and the private sector to advance the county executive’s initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in employment, education, and the […]
Interview with 100 Black men of America Chairman Curley Dossman: “Four For The Future”
Interview with 100 Black men of America Chairman Curley Dossman “Four For The Future” by A. David Dahmer The 100 Black Men of Madison got a special treat at their breakfast on Aug. 12 when Curley Dossman, Jr., the chairman of the board of directors for the 100 Black Men of […]
5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood Reunion: Bringing people together for family fun
5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood Reunion Bringing people together for family fun by A. David Dahmer Nobody is more excited about the 5th annual Simpson Street Neighborhood/Finest Family Reunion than long-time resident and reunion organizer Diane Small. “We are trying to get as many people as we can out to this reunion. […]
LUCES Banquet to benefit local students
Interview with Pedro Albiter LUCES Banquet to benefit local students by A. David Dahmer Latinos United for College Education Scholarships (LUCES) will host its fourth annual scholarship banquet at the Madison Concourse Hotel on Friday, Aug. 15. LUCES is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure bright futures for young Latinos in Wisconsin […]
AVID/TOPS students learn about the inner workings of CUNA Mutual
MADISON — For the entire summer, five AVID/TOPS college students have been completing a full time (40 hours per week) professional internship at CUNA Mutual Group, joining about 80 other college students to learn about the inner workings of a national mutual insurance company. Julian Walters will begin his first year at North Dakota State […]
Jesse Jackson calls Michael Brown shooting ‘crime of injustice’
By Chris King, The St. Louis American ST. LOUIS — Jesse Jackson told The American he hopes that the U.S. Department of Justice sees the Ferguson Police shooting of Michael Brown on Saturday and resulting community violence as “systematic of a national crisis.”Jackson said, “It was a crime of injustice.” Jackson said.The injustice, he said, […]
Dane County expands lake weed eating fleet to cut more phosphorus out of local lakes
By Dane County Executive Dane County’s growing fleet of lake weed cutters has removed thousands of tons of weeds and 1500 hundred pounds of phosphorus from local waters this summer, County Executive Joe Parisi announced recently.Parisi made the announcement along Monona Bay, with a team of weed cutters and new lake weed removal equipment the […]
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