By A. David Dahmer Allied Boys & Girls Club Tech Lab Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Meicher CPAs give technological boost to BGCDC kids by A. David Dahmer Boys & Girls Club of Dane County (BGCDC) Allied Family Center hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Sept. 11 to celebrate the renovation and remodeling of […]
Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy: Disaster inequality
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —Just before Labor Day 2005, the world was stunned as images of Gulf Coast citizens, trudged through chaos and stagnant floodwaters, strewn with the debris of wrecked buildings and storm-tossed earth. The sights seemed to replay just before Halloween 2012, as coastal New York and New […]
Mingling, Mentoring and Mama’s Treats
By A. David Dahmer
Wisconsin has the greatest distance to travel in the nation to decrease racial disparities
By Wisconsin Council on Children and Families MADISON — Last week, the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families released "Race for Results: Wisconsin's Need to Reduce Racial Disparities," a report highlighting the alarming racial disparities that exist throughout Wisconsin. The report shows a gaping disparity between Wisconsin's white children and their non-white peers. Data shows […]
Obama’s anti-ISIS strategy met with skepticism
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — U.S. President Barack Obama’s new strategy to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is being met with widespread skepticism among both hawks and doves, as well as regional specialists. While Congress is expected to acquiesce, if not formally authorize, the plans he outlined […]
‘Breaking silence’ on the slave trade
By A. D. McKenzie PARIS(IPS) — The Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave opened many people’s eyes to the barbarity of slavery and fuelled some discussion about that period in world history. But the film is just one of the many initiatives to “break the silence” around the 400 years of the transatlantic slave trade […]
WCCF announces Race to Equity scholarship winners
Scholarship presentation to be part of Sept. 18 “Step Forward for Kids” event MADISON —The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families has announced the winners of its 2014 “Race to Equity” Scholarships. Alyssa Ivy and David Reeves Jr. of La Follette High School and Synovia Knox of West High School, will receive one-time scholarships to […]
Madison Mayor’s Neighborhood Conference 2014: Strong Leaders, Healthy Places
Madison Mayor’s Neighborhood Conference 2014: Strong Leaders, Healthy Places MADISON — Madison Mayors Neighborhood Conference 2014: Strong Leaders, Healthy Places will take place Saturday, Sept. 13, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, One John Nolen Drive. Downtowns and thriving, mixed-use corridors have built-in walkability advantages. But what about […]
6th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day: Empowering women to take control of their health
6th Annual Black Women's Wellness Day: Empowering women to take control of their health by A. David Dahmer For a variety of reasons, substantial racial disparities exist in women's health between white women and black women. Many of these health disparities are directly related to inequities in income, housing, safety, education, and […]
The Rainbow Project hosts 10th annual “Rhumba 4 Rainbow”
The Rainbow Project hosts 10th annual “Rhumba 4 Rainbow” by A. David Dahmer The Rainbow Project hosted its 10th annual “Rhumba 4 Rainbow” benefit Friday, Sept. 5 at the Varsity Hall at Union South. The community celebrated and supported the work of The Rainbow Project, a non-profit child and family counseling […]
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