By Marianela Jarroud SANTIAGO (IPS) —In Latin America, young people are the main link in the chain of poverty leading from one generation to the next. Civil society groups, academics and young people themselves say it is imperative to strengthen the connection between education today and decent employment tomorrow.“The region’s youth is a subject in […]
Centro Hispano hosts Race To Equity Discussion
Centro Hispano hosts Race To Equity Discussion Announces $100,000 grant from CUNA Mutual to help address disparities by A. David Dahmer On June 27, the Centro Hispano board of directors, staff, and Executive Director Karen Menéndez Coller hosted a Race To Equity Discussion for invited community leaders, supporters, and the media to outline […]
“Issues and Ale” delves into racial disparities in women’s health
“Issues and Ale” delves into racial disparities in women’s health by A. David Dahmer A small group of community members gathered in the upstairs level of Coopers Tavern June 25 to discuss racial disparities in women's health at the first-ever "Issues and Ales" event hosted by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Erica […]
Martin and Coretta King awarded Congressional Gold Medal
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —During a recent ceremony on Capitol Hill, lawmakers from the United States Senate and House of Representatives celebrated the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King with the Congressional Gold Medal.“The Civil Rights Act of […]
CUNA Mutual Group awards $1.2 million grant to MMSD: Grant aimed at improving student achievement
By A. David Dahmer CUNA Mutual Group announced it is committing $1.2 million to the Madison Metropolitan School District’s (MMSD) efforts to improve student success at a press conference at James C. Wright Middle School June 26.“I’m really excited at the opportunity to have comprehensive support for myself, my peers, and especially new teachers as […]
UW Hospital emergency department nurses receive prestigious award
By Toni Morrissey, UW Hospitals and Clinics MADISON — The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics emergency department this year is one of only 17 recipients of a prestigious award from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).The emergency department is among those receiving the Lantern Award that recognizes emergency departments that have demonstrated exceptional and innovative […]
U.S. reaction to new immigrant influx could violate international law
By Michelle Tullo WASHINGTON (IPS) — Rights advocates and lawmakers are expressing increased concern over the United States’ handling of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of undocumented child and female migrants from Central America.Last week, President Barack Obama announced that military bases would be converted to detention centres to house the nearly 50,000 […]
Looking to Africa’s LDCs to learn how to save the lives of millions of mothers and their babies
By Nqabomzi Bikitsha JOHANNESBURG (IPS) — Every year, three million newborn babies and almost 6.6 million children under five die globally, but if the rest of the world looked towards the examples of two of Africa’s least-developed countries (LDCs), Rwanda and Ethiopia, they would perhaps be able to save these children.At the 2014 Partners’ Forum […]
Hip-Hop in the Heartland Annual Summer Training Institute provides innovative tools for reaching diverse youth
MADISON — The 9th Annual Hip-Hop in the Heartland Educator and Community Leader Training Institute will be held July 7-11 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., on the UW-Madison campus.Hosted by the UW-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) in partnership with Urban Word NYC, participants will be immersed in instruction on dynamic workshops […]
Climate change can change one’s well-being
By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — For most of the nearly 30 years since Dr. Nicole Brodie’s asthma diagnosis, the athlete and Army veteran has been able to maintain an uninterrupted life, continuing to teach elementary school, coach a children’s team, and remain active. She was partly able to do this by moving […]
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