by UMOJA Staff | May 8, 2023 | Feature
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day in the US. This tradition dates to the 19th century and is linked to Ann Reeves Jarvis who helped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women to properly care for their children. Also, the abolitionist and suffragette...
by Erika C. Bullock | May 8, 2023 | Feature
Photos courtesy of Dominique Smith On Mother’s Day, we honor the mothers in our lives for the love and dedication that they give to their families. This May, Dominique Smith reaches a milestone in her motherhood journey: she graduates from the University of...
by Shari Gasper | May 8, 2023 | Feature
Photos courtesy of Winslow Sargeant According to University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Winslow Sargeant, PhD (1995), these are the most exciting times to be alive. “Our world has problems and challenges, yet finding solutions is how people can make their...
by Kathe Crowley Conn | April 21, 2023 | Feature
Every child has the capacity to change the world. All they need is the opportunity. At a time when most business ventures are judged by the growth of their financial bottom line, one Madison-area nonprofit business is not only growing its bottom line, but also a...
by Erika C. Bullock | April 21, 2023 | Feature
Osumane Kabré describes his home country, Burkina Fasso, as “one of the richest countries in the world and one of the poorest countries in the world at the same time.” Although the country has great natural resources, Kabré sees the greatest riches in the potential of...
by Robert Wynn | April 21, 2023 | Feature
Kudos to Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, the daughter of one of the greatest innovators in the world of finance, Charles Schwab. Given her distinguished lineage, her vision and passion for America to achieve its optimal economic future is not surprising. In her recent...
