MILWAUKEE/MADISON — The Center for Resilient Cities is pleased to announce the appointment of Peng Her as Assistant Director of the organization. Peng Her brings Community Development Expertise to new position.With over 12 years of community development experience, Her most recently held the position of Vice President of Promise Zone and Partnerships for the Urban […]
Badger Rock Middle School to represent Madison at National African American History Challenge
MADISON —The Madison Metropolitan School District will send three students from Badger Rock Middle School to represent Madison in the National African American History Challenge on June 13 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at the 28th Annual Conference of 100 Black Men of America.Badger Rock earned their appearance in the National Competition by competing with 11 […]
Centro Hispano executive director gets surprise baby shower/birthday party
By A. David Dahmer
Adoption Days a huge success
By Gayle Viney MADISON —Dane County Humane Society, Dane County Friends of Ferals, Angels Wish, Friends of Noah, and the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin are extremely happy to report that 486 animals were adopted this past weekend through Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days! These five organizations will earned up to $2,000 per adoption from Maddie’s […]
Low-wage workers butt heads with 21st century capital
By Peter Costantini SEATTLE (IPS) —“Supersize my salary now!” The refrain rose over a busy street outside a McDonald’s in downtown Seattle.A young African-American mother carrying a little girl told the largely youthful crowd that she had walked off the job to join them because “we’re getting tired of being pushed around”. Her five-year-old took […]
China casts a long shadow over Latin America
By Jill Richardson BOSTON (IPS) — In the past 15 years, China has gone from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America to the number-one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the region.In many cases, China has unseated the United States in its own backyard. As a whole, Latin American […]
Maya Angelou opened her life to open our eyes
By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The day before she died, Maya Angelou telephoned Ebony magazine headquarters in Chicago to tell new editor-in-chief Mitzi Miller that she was proud of her. They barely knew each other. Miller knew Angelou mostly through her writings.“She spoke to me for 10 minutes, so generously and complimentary […]
Only 1 of President Obama’s Promise Zones is majority-black
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite the disproportionate impact of poverty found in African American communities, only one of President Barack Obama’s “Promise Zones,” is majority-Black, according to a new report.A recent report by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute, offered recommendations on the role the […]
First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens in Door County
By Door County Visitor Bureau of Instruction STURGEON BAY, Wis. — As the busy summer travel season gets underway, the Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) unveiled the first electric vehicle charging stations available to the public in Door County at the Door County Welcome Center, located at 1015 Green Bay Road in Sturgeon Bay.The grand […]
Somalia Warns Kenyan Refugee Expulsion Will Lead to ‘Chaos and Anarchy’
By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble NAIROBI (IPS) – Somalia’s State Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical security improvements made by regional governments against the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab.“The unplanned and uncoordinated deportation of people, […]
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