by courtesy of JobsForTeensHQ | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
What Does a Teenage Author do? An author writes books and publishes them on Amazon, an eBook or a physical copy, and sells it to readers. A teen author is not employed by anyone and their own pay is their own responsibility. This being said, it’s a risky job because...
by UMOJA Staff | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
Madison Public Library’s ‘We Read’ Program Reopens Madison Public Library is launching in-person, informal outdoor events for kids and families beginning this Saturday, June 12 as part of their We Read program. On select Saturdays throughout the summer, Madison Public...
by Yvette L. Craig | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
Some squinted their eyes shut. Many held their breath. And others, well, the nervous ones, needed coaxing from family members to roll up their sleeves and receive the COVID-19 vaccine at pop-up clinics inside the Urban League of Greater Madison on the city’s South...
by Robert Wynn | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
APT core company actor Gavin Lawrence and Sola Thompson are riveting in Mountaintop. It is undeniable that American Players Theater’s 2019 production of Fences was a groundbreaking fete for what can now be regarded as that venerable theater company in Iowa County....
by UMOJA Staff | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
Young adult literature is growing in popularity with readers of all ages. So, for all of your heartwarming coming of age needs, your dramatic romances, and sci-fi thrillers, here are some of the best new YA books you’re going to want to read ꟷ before the cool kids are...
by Yvette L. Craig | Jul 23, 2021 | Community & Creatives
‘Once you start writing, you’ll get into a groove.’ A Group Health Cooperative obstetrician encouraged Yvonne Tazeh to eat well, exercise and read aloud to the growing baby in her womb. The advice came repeatedly with each pregnancy wellness visit. Read to her unborn...
