By A. David Dahmer Interview with Mariela Quesada Centeno: New director of adult programs helping Centro to continue to grow by A. David Dahmer “I like to see Centro as an empowerment hub in this community — a place where we can really empower people,” says Mariela Quesada Centeno. “We’re trying to […]
Housing segregation played role in Ferguson tragedy
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in Ferguson, Mo., by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, was as much the product of a century of housing segregation spurred by federal, state, and local policies as longstanding tension between Blacks and police, according […]
Raising minimum wages would benefit economy
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would likely save taxpayers $39 billion in spending on safety net programs per year, according to a new issue brief by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Researchers at EPI, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focused on the needs of low- […]
Childhood lead poisoning still merits attention
By Jeff Golden MADISON — Lead poisoning is an extremely serious problem that can have life-long health effects on children. Some people might think that lead poisoning is a problem that we've already solved. Unfortunately, it is still an ongoing health challenge for many communities. Long term exposure to lead, even at very low levels, […]
Pressure building on Obama to impose Ebola travel ban
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) — President Barack Obama is under significant pressure to impose a range of restrictions on travelers coming to the United States from West African countries affected by the current Ebola outbreak. Yet public health experts and development advocates warn that such restrictions would harm the already reeling economies of […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis faced with death or exile
By Beena Sarwar BOSTON (IPS) — Two years ago, gunmen shot dead Farooq Kahloun’s newly married son Saad Farooq, 26, in an attack that severely injured Kahloun, his younger son Ummad, and Saad’s father-in-law, Choudhry Nusrat. Saad died on the spot. In Pakistan after travelling from his home in New York for the wedding, Nusrat […]
Friends of Sabeel of North America (FOSNA) conference
Friends of Sabeel of North America (FOSNA) conference In a year when enduring images have been burned into our collective memories of the great loss of life and indescribable destruction that occurred in the Gaza a few short months ago, a landmark national conference is coming to Madison on Nov. 7-8 that seeks to […]
Peacemakers Community Forum and Speak Out
MADISON — The third Peacemakers Community Forum and Speak Out will take place at Darbo Community Center Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6:30-8 p.m. Retired Detective Pia Kinney-James will facilitate. Among the issues that this forum will address include school and police relations, the role of officer liaisons, locker searches, and contacts of parents/guardians. Questions of home contacts […]
Racial disparities in early childhood education hurts the United States
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Though the nation increasingly recognizes the importance of early childhood education, young African Americans and other children of color continue to trail their White counterparts on key measurements, according to a report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), an independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated […]
Genesis Social Services Corporation (GSSC) turns 15
Genesis Social Services Corporation (GSSC) turns 15 Social service activities lead to community success stories by A. David Dahmer It started in the basement of Mt. Zion Church in 1998 as a dream to meet the social, economic, and employment needs of primarily Black, Latino, and Southeast Asian residents in the South Madison […]
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