Interview with Mark Richardson: By A. David Dahmer So, what’s this “Unfinished Business” all about? “I connect talent with opportunity. That’s my elevator speech. And it might be one of … [Read more...]
What's Happening In MadisonArticles Courtesy of The Madison Times Weekly
President Obama visited the Milwaukee Area to showcase a highly successful job training program
To highlight his commitment to the unemployed and workforce development as a part of his post State of the Union-Hangout Road Trip, President Obama visited the Milwaukee Area on Thursday to showcase a … [Read more...]
Hines becomes associate director of Housing Authority
Mayor Tom Barrett announced last week Alderman Willie L. Hines, Jr. will become the associate director of the Housing Authority. Hines will be responsible for the day to day operations of the … [Read more...]
MABC & SDC kick-off 13th Year of Free Tax Prep
Thousands of Milwaukee County residents have gotten their taxes prepared and filed at no charge, thanks to a program entering its 13th season. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program of the … [Read more...]
Grant support for SDC Youth Program
A new grant from the Families Moving Forward Coalition will help an SDC program help youth and families. The funding support will assist SDC’s “Exploring Our Creativity- Our Choices Always Matter” … [Read more...]
What's Happening In MadisonArticles Courtesy of The Madison Times Weekly
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin 4th annual Carter Fuller Memory Screening Day
By A. David Dahmer According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2013 Facts and Figures report, African Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia than … [Read more...]
AT&T, NEA Foundation $98,000 contribution to support MPS’ Aquaponics Program
Funding will expand program in Milwaukee to 5 new schools; Farming Project grows students’ interest in STEM AT&T and the NEA Foundation are teaming up to increase low-income students’ … [Read more...]
11 year-old Nigerian girl among list of top 100 most influential Africans
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Our YG&B feature this week was headlined in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa, thereby being at the age of 10 the youngest person … [Read more...]
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A War on Poverty: 50 years later
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall The War on Poverty is in its 50th year. There have been some victories. But how might the man who declared this war view America’s poverty today, especially … [Read more...]
The American Dream Lives on with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
By Vincent Lyles On January 20, millions of people across the nation celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Dr. King’s speech, “The American Dream,” delivered to … [Read more...]
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