Literacy Network's Busking For Books A. David Dahmer On Saturday, April 26, dozens of local musicians and performance artists will perform up and down State Street to raise awareness and funds for Literacy Network's adult literacy programs while highlighting Madison's rich performing arts community. Black Star Drum Line, the Boys & Girls Club hip-hop drum […]
Schools still “separate and unequal”
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education approaches, a new report by the Economic Policy Institute found that schools are more segregated now than they were in 1980.The U.S. Supreme Court’s May 17, 1954 landmark decision […]
Pepsi Cola’s Volunteer of the Month
By Pepsi Cola of Madison
In U.S., black preschool students “punished more severely”
WASHINGTON —In the United States, African American children continue to face more barriers to success than any other race, new research suggests.A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation lists 12 categories that can contribute to a child’s success, including enrollment in preschool, living with two parents and distance from the poverty line. Under […]
Madison Metropolitan Links host Health Disparities Program
By A. David Dahmer Chapter of the Links Incorporated hosted a program on health disparities at the Urban League of Greater Madison on April 12.The program titled “End Health Disparities Now” was designed to educate the community about differences in the health ofAfrican Americans. The goal of the program was to bring together various members […]
Bret Michaels to headline the World’s Largest Brat Fest
By The Creative Company MADISON — Bret Michaels, the reality TV star and lead vocalist for Poison, is bringing his Life Rocks Tour to the 2014 World’s Largest Brat Fest. Michaels will play an all-ages show at Brat Fest on Friday, May 23 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and organizers are thrilled to have […]
U.S. foreign aid approach is outdated, experts say
By Farangis Abdurazokzoda WASHINGTON — U.S. foreign aid is becoming increasingly outdated, analysts are suggesting.Rather, reforms to U.S. assistance need to focus on issues of accountability and country ownership, according to a policy paper released this week by Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN), a prominent coalition of international development advocates and foreign policy experts.“Aid should […]
U.N. denies dragging its feet on U.S.-Iran visa dispute
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — After two long weeks of raging controversy over Washington’s refusal to grant a U.S. visa to the Iranian envoy to the United Nations, the U.N.’s office of legal affairs is being accused of moving at the pace of a paralytic snail — only to seek more time while […]
U.N. denies dragging its feet on U.S.-Iran visa dispute
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — After two long weeks of raging controversy over Washington’s refusal to grant a U.S. visa to the Iranian envoy to the United Nations, the U.N.’s office of legal affairs is being accused of moving at the pace of a paralytic snail — only to seek more time while […]
LUCES 2014 scholarship applications now being accepted
MADISON — Latinos United for College Education Scholarships (LUCES) is excited to announce that the applications for the 2014-2015 academic year are now being accepted. LUCES is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure bright futures for young Latinos in Wisconsin by providing several merit– and need-based scholarships. On September 2005, a small group called […]
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