by Meredith Wood, Courtesy of NerdWallet | August 3, 2022 | Mind Your Business
The most recent wave of the Black Lives Matter movement has amplified what Black people in America have known for centuries: Systemic racism is alive and well in America. That deep-seated, foundational racism touches every aspect of this country’s inner workings,...
by Wisconsin State Journal | August 3, 2022 | Rest in Glory
Madison lost a pioneer in local Black media when the co-founder of a long-running children’s show and leader in community journalism, Gaddi Ben Dan, died at his home on May 11, friends said. He was 76. Dan was the co-creator of “Club TNT,” a weekly television show...
by Madison.com | August 3, 2022 | Rest in Glory
Gone Too Soon A selfless and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, father-figure to many, and steward of civic engagement, Wayne Strong left this world suddenly on June 20, 2022, at age 62. Sylvester Wayne Strong was born on September 22,...
by Madison.com | August 3, 2022 | Rest in Glory
Jeffery Frazier Mack Sr. was born Oct. 30, 1953, and made his transition on May 8, 2022, after battling battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. As a young man, Jeffery Mack Sr. loved playing chess, reading comic books, hanging out with his friends and sports. A...
by Yvette L. Craig | August 3, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
Shining the Light on Sickle Cell Mark Thomas, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross of Wisconsin, left the Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive at the Urban League of Greater Madison energized and inspired by what he witnessed. High numbers of Black men were rolling up...
