By Valeria Fernández, Special to the NNPA from New America Media PHOENIX – It was tough to convince Viridiana Hernández to call the Phoenix police when her house was broken into. She now has a work permit, under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) plan, which temporarily protects her from deportation.But when someone broke […]
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Will Phoenix document the ‘undocumented’?
Interview with Gladis Benavides: Cultural competence
By A. David Dahmer In a city dealing with challenges around diversity, inclusion, minority retention, and changing demographics, Gladis Benavides has rare expertise and experience in providing services in a multicultural environment and an ever-increasingly multicultural world. A native of Peru who has lived on three continents, Benavides has well over 30 years experience working […]
Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness to host its 3rd Annual Wear Red Day Photo Shoot
The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness will host its 3rd Annual Wear Red Day Photo Shoot on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Urban League of Greater Madison. Established in June 2012, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness is a Wisconsin based non-profit organization committed to empowering Black women and girls to build and sustain healthy, […]
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County Board shines light on student loan debt
By John Hendrick MADISON —The Dane County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution designed to address growing student loan debt by directing the Department of Administration to inform County employees annually that they may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and to assist qualifying employees with necessary paperwork. The resolution further […]
More women weigh risks and rewards of at-home birthing
By Lorraine Farquharson NEW YORK — It was a long and hard 10 hours of labor“Don’t give up,” Carolina Pinheiro recalls her doula urging, as she provided both physical and emotional support.“If you feel safer in a hospital then do that, but there should not be an assumption that hospitals are safer than home. " […]
When the suicide pilots said goodbye
By Suvendrini Kakuchi CHIRAN (Japan) (IPS) —They were known as the Kamikaze who swooped down on enemy ships with their bomb-laden planes – with the pilots inside. A museum here is now planning to register the last letters of Japan’s famed World War II suicide bombers as a Unesco Memory of the World document. The […]
Central Library to present “The Trials of Muhammad Ali”
MADISON — “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” will premiere at the Madison Central Library on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 pm. Following the film, local community members will join us for a thoughtful discussion led by Stu Levitan, Madison's historian and author. Ibrahim Saeed, Islamic Center of Madison; William P. Jones, Professor of History, University […]
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