Summit tackles issues of growth and diversity by A. David Dahmer The first Madison Region’s Economic Development, Diversity and Leadership Summit drew about 400 people to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center May 9. It was a combined effort of the Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) and the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) […]
Madison organizations announce collaborative internship effort
By Madison organizations announce collaborative internship effort by A. David Dahmer In a move to boost job and career opportunities for youth, the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and an array of partners announced a press conference at the CUNA Mutual Conference Center May 7 that they are sponsoring 160 internships that will […]
After being marginalized on campus, black students organize
By Chanelle Ignant, Richmond Pulse via New America Media Special to the NNPA It’s a Thursday evening at Richmond High School, and the hallways of this normally bustling campus have fallen quiet. Behind closed doors in the school library, a small group of African American parents, community members and school administrators are huddled in a […]
Four percent of those sentenced to die are innocent
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —Since 1973, more than 300 innocent defendants have been sentenced to death, largely because Blacks are overrepresented among murder convictions and among those who are wrongfully condemned to die, according to a recent report.“The size of the group of innocent people sent to death surprised me, said […]
County kicks off endowment to strengthen County Park system for generations to come
By Dane County MADISON — The county is kicking off a new fund to benefit the Dane County park system this week, “The Friends of the Dane County Parks Endowment,” to help strengthen the county’s parks and enhance all that they offer for generations to come, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. “Our county parks […]
Major report urges reform of U.S. Capital Punishment System
By Michelle Tullo WASHINGTON (IPS) — Innocent people will be executed in the United States if the country’s capital punishment system is not reformed, warns a new report.These reforms include improving the use of forensic science, taping confessions, and providing better trained counsel to defendants. These suggestions were among 39 recommendations released Wednesday in a […]
Kremlin’s international policies could mean Russian brain drain
By Pavol Stracansky MOSCOW (IPS) — As Russia faces harsh sanctions and growing international isolation over its annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine, economists and sociologists are warning that the Kremlin’s international policies may fuel a potentially devastating brain drain.Many of Russia’s growing middle class and young people, especially in the […]
Urging women to quit smoking for National Women’s Health Week
MADISON — In recognition of National Women’s Health Week (Week of May 12), the Tobacco Free Columbia Dane County Coalition (TFCDC) is encouraging women who smoke to quit and reminding them that free help is available.According to the 2012 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, a fifth of women in Wisconsin currently smoke. Further, 9.7% […]
Jones- Robinson Scholarship now available
MADISON — The 2014 Jones-Robinson Scholarship application is now available! This scholarship was created to honor the five children that perished in the Sommerset Circle fire of 1990 in Madison, Wisconsin. The children, who were African-American, came from a low-income single parent household. Following this tragedy, The Sable Flames, Inc., (the African-American Firefighters of the […]
Foster Funeral Home Community Introduction May 18
MADISON — Foster Funeral Home Community Introduction will be held Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.Bryan Foster, president and CEO of Foster Funeral & Cremation Service, recently realized his lifelong dream as he opened up his own funeral home earlier this year on Madison’s south side. Foster Funeral and Cremation Service is a one-story brick building […]
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