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 […]
Interview with Mario Garcia Sierra
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 […]
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