Interview with Mario Garcia Sierra Bringing energy efficiency and sustainability to diverse communities by A. David Dahmer If you go to a multicultural event in Madison, there’s a good chance you will see Mario Garcia Sierra there. That’s because he is well known in Madison’s minority communities. And that makes his job as […]
Praise for new rules on racial disparities in schools
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON — Civil rights advocates praised the updated guidelines for addressing racial disparities in American public schools recently issued by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education and recommended additional measures to close the Black-White achievement gap. “The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces […]
Black women challenge NFL on domestic violence
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the National Football League continues to grapple with its policies on domestic violence and sexual assault, Black women have stepped forward to ensure the NFL gets it right this time. Since footage surfaced of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his wife unconscious, […]
Dane County Takes Legal Action to Stop Continued Obstruction of Homeless Day Resource Center
By Melanie Conklin MADISON — The following statement is from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi: “At my direction, Dane County Corporation Counsel today filed a Notice of Claim with the Town of Madison regarding illegal conditions the Town is trying to impose upon the operation of a proposed day resource center for the homeless. The […]
U.S. Anti-ISIL Strategy Drawing Growing Skepticism
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — Hopes that the strategy announced by President Barack Obama a month ago against the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL) might yield a relatively quick victory have disappeared amidst growing fears that the U.S.-led air campaign has at most only slowed the radical group’s advance. While air […]
Cycle of death, destruction, and rebuilding continues in Gaza
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — When the international pledging conference to rebuild a devastated Gaza ended in Cairo over the weekend – the third such conference in less than six years – the lingering question among donors was: is this the last of it or are there more assaults to come? U.N. Secretary-General […]
MADISON BLACK WOMEN ROCK! to host 3rd Annual Celebration of Sisters Who are Getting it Done!
MADISON — Keetra Burnette, senior director of community impact for the United Way of Dane County, her daughter Kiana Burnette, and six enlisted friends will co-host the 3rd Annual Madison Black Women Rock Awards Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the newly constructed Gateway Entrance of the Madison College Truax Campus. Hosted in tandem with […]
Ebola overshadows significant progress in Africa
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo, NNPA Columnist This ought to be a season of hope for Liberia and Sierra Leone, two of the West African countries that have been battered by the Ebola epidemic. Following a brutal dictatorship and a horrific civil war that lasted more than a quarter of a century, Liberia, a tiny republic founded […]
First Lady Michelle Obama rallies young voters in Madison
First Lady Michelle Obama rallies young voters in Madison by A. David Dahmer First Lady Michelle Obama fired up young voters for the race for Wisconsin governor at the Overture Center in downtown Madison Oct. 7 telling them that they can make a difference. “I am thrilled […]
La Movida celebrates 12 years: Vital Latino community resource still growing
La Movida celebrates 12 years: Vital Latino community resource still growing by A. David Dahmer “We’re the 411 for the Latino community in Dane County and surrounding areas,” says Luis Montoto, the program manager of La Movida 1480 AM radio and the publisher of the Voz Latina newspaper. “You’ve heard the saying, […]
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