By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the housing market recovers, a new report by the Urban Institute shows that black borrowers “have been disproportionately shut out of the market.”According to the report titled, “Where Have All the Loans Gone? The Impact of Credit Availability on Mortgage Volume,” the share of Black […]
Dr. Richard Harris initiates racism charges against UW-Madison, others
March 31 press conference will discuss lack of local African-American employees by A. David Dahmer Dr. Richard Harris, a longtime leader in Madison’s African-American community, will be hosting a press conference on March 31, 10 a.m., at the Genesis Conference Center to go into detail explaining his multiple race discrimination complaints that have drawn some […]
New president named at Edgewood College
By Edgewood College MADISON — The Board of Trustees of Edgewood College announced that Dr. Scott Flanagan will serve as the 7th president of Edgewood College. Flanagan, who most recently served as Executive Vice President, has been with Edgewood College for the past 16 years. He will replace Dr. Dan Carey who will retire in […]
U.S. scientists launch wake-up campaign on climate change
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — In an unusual intervention in policy debates, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) warned Tuesday that the world was “at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts.”In a 29-report entitled “What We Know,” the prestigious group […]
Anger rises over racism in India
By Bijoyeta Das NEW DELHI — L. Khino, 27, vividly remembers Christmas Eve at the Indian capital’s famed Connaught Place shopping hub four years ago: the blinking lights, the buzzing crowd, the winter chill – and the salty taste of her tears.Khino had just arrived in New Delhi from her home in India’s northeastern state […]
Rand Paul tries to recast his racial views
By Lee A. Daniels Question: What do you call someone who believes White shopkeepers and owners of other large and small businesses have the “right” to discriminate against Black people? Answer: Rand Paul. That answer, of course, came from the Kentucky Republican senator’s own lips during his 2010 campaign for the office when in an […]
100 Black Men of Madison, Inc., present the 20th annual African American History Challenge Bowl
MADISON — The 100 Black Men of Madison will present its 20th annual African American History Challenge Bowl (AAHCB), Saturday, April 5, 8 a.m. in the main auditorium of the Doyle Administration Building, 545 W. Dayton Street.This event is an educational African-American history competition between teams of Madison middle school students in a quiz show […]
County Executive names Mark Fraire Cultural Affairs Director
Fraire brings nearly 25 years of professional arts administration, lifetime of arts appreciation to the role MADISON —Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced March 24 that he has selected Mark Fraire to serve as the Director of the Dane County Cultural Affairs Program. Fraire brings nearly 25 years of professional arts administration and a lifetime […]
Metro Transit Public Hearing
Interview with Wisconsin Attorney General candidate Ismael Ozanne
Tough (but smart) on crime by A. David Dahmer “We've been to Hayward, St. Croix, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Lafayette, Fond du Lac, Oconomowoc, Milwaukee, and we're looking to get out to just about everywhere we can more than once,” says Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne who is running in the Democratic primary for […]
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