On Saturday, May 10, the 100 Black Men of Madison, Inc. will host the fourth annual Outstanding Educators and Mentors Appreciation Breakfast from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Quarles & Brady LLP, 33 E. Main Street, 9th Floor, Madison, WI 53703. At this event, those who have made positive differences in the lives of our children will […]
College students launch campaign to raise visibility
By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — If anyone thought the election of Barack Obama, or the rise of the multi-racial Millennial generation, marked the beginning of a post-racial America, a campaign spreading across college campuses has news for you.It began with I, Too Am Harvard, a theatrical performance by the Kuumba Singers of […]
Urban League Young Professional 1st annual Emerge Gala
Urban League Young Professional's 1st annual Emerge Gala by A. David Dahmer (Photos by Hedi Rudd) Diverse young professionals came together on March 29 for an evening of celebration at the Concourse Hotel as the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals hosted its First Annual Emerge Gala. “We were extremely pleased with the […]
Award reception honors promising young people
Pressure mounts for higher federal minimum wage
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) —Civil rights groups, labor organizer and their allies are stepping up pressure on Congress to pass legislation raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016.During a press conference on Capitol Hill last week, Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, said […]
Luncheon focuses on black women’s health
The Business Forum Luncheon hosts the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness A. David Dahmer“I saw my mother release life at a time when she should have been able to retire and to enjoy the life she built from the hard, arduous work that she had committed herself to. From the time she was a teenager, […]
Spread the word, not the infection
By Anita J. Martin Early detection=healthier community Anyone at any age who has had oral, anal, or vaginal sex without a condom, even once, can get HIV infection.In fact, every nine-and-a-half minutes in the U.S. alone, someone’s mom, dad, daughter, son, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother, niece, nephew, friend, or partner becomes infected with HIV, the […]
Isthmus Green Day April 26
By The Isthmus MADISON — Isthmus is pleased to welcome Shalini Kantayya and Naomi Davis as keynote speakers for Isthmus Green Day, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in downtown Madison.Isthmus Green Day, now in its seventh year, is an environmentally focused festival celebrating sustainability and […]
Supreme Court further empowers wealthy political donors
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — In a decision with major implications for the U.S. political system, a bare majority of the Supreme Wednesday ruled that the government cannot limit total spending by individuals on federal elections.The highly anticipated judgment, rendered by the Court’s five right-wing justices, declared unconstitutional the legal cap on aggregate contributions […]
As planet warms, clean energy investments take a dive
By Samuel Oakford UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Policy uncertainty and plummeting solar prices led to a 14-percent decrease in investment in renewable energy in 2013, according to a report released Monday.Investment fell across the globe, even in high growth regions like China, India and Brazil. But it was severe cuts in Europe — until […]
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