By Ray Allen Publisher of The Madison Times Kaleem Caire —a name that seems to bring out the best and the worst of Madison. The outgoing executive director of the Urban League of Greater … [Read more...]
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The Wisconsin African American Women’s Center hosted an African American Inventors Exhibit
The Wisconsin African American Women’s Center hosted an African American Inventors Exhibit through Friday, March 7 founded and curated by Joyce Shabazz. Pictured above with children are from l to r: … [Read more...]
John Ridley, author, screenwriter, and film director wins Academy Award
By Lynda L. Jones Milwaukee born and raised, John Ridley, IV became the second African American to receive an Academy Award for screenwriting this past Sunday in Hollywood, CA. Ridley is … [Read more...]
Take tobacco out of our movies
This past Sunday, the greatest movies of 2013 were celebrated at the Academy Awards. Unfortunately, one thing teens like me see way too often in the movies is tobacco use. Showing smoking and … [Read more...]
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TO BE EQUAL: Whitney Young: Mr. Inside
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You can’t allow 15,000 school boards to home bake their own little standards subject to their own political pressures and think we are going to have … [Read more...]
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Interview with MMSD School Board candidate Wayne Strong Safe schools and high academic achievement
By A. David Dahmer “African American students lost over 4,100 days due to suspensions in the last academic year. It’s amazing. It’s alarming. That’s a huge problem and we need to attack it,” … [Read more...]
NAACP spends lion’s share of Image Award ad budget with non-Black media
What could they be thinking? By Natalie Cole Our Weekly Publisher and CEO The primary and most trustworthy source of news and information to Black Americans has been and continues to rest in … [Read more...]
Aviation record holder now among world’s youngest commercial airlines pilot
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Eight years ago, a December 11, 2006 Electronic Drum posting reports that our then 14 year-old helicopter and airplane pilot successfully … [Read more...]
The next leader of the 15th Aldermanic District
Jarett Fields ER Room By Jarett Fields On Thursday, March 13 at 5:30pm the “Sustainable Communities” forum will take place in an effort to familiarize the community and the 15th district with … [Read more...]
A student job that helps the community
Jasmine Woodley has discovered a way to help pay for her education while helping others. Woodley, a nursing student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, works as a tutor through the … [Read more...]
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