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Milele Untitled: A Tribute to a Master Mentor, Mother Figure

Milele Untitled: A Tribute to a Master Mentor, Mother Figure

by Anaré V. Holmes | January 11, 2020 | Feature

She walked with a sense of purpose into the entrance of Mirror Image hair salon on Madison’s Eastside. Her air of confidence and intentional strut directed her to make a B-line to the owner. “Why are you not advertising in UMOJA magazine?” asked the assertive woman....
Hope at Christmas and All Year Long

Hope at Christmas and All Year Long

by Yvette L. Craig | January 11, 2020 | Community Profile & Events

Hope for kindness. Hope for love. Hope for better tomorrows.  That was the message shared at the 10th Gospel Carols concert at the Alliant Energy Center on Dec. 20. This annual event features Christmas music arranged in a gospel style by Madison’s first couple of...
How Martin Luther King Jr Day Became A Holiday — The Timeline

How Martin Luther King Jr Day Became A Holiday — The Timeline

by UMOJA Staff | January 11, 2020 | Feature

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Just three people hold the distinction of having a U.S....
MLK Day Keynote Speaker Joyce Ladner — On The Frontline of the Civil Rights Battlefield

MLK Day Keynote Speaker Joyce Ladner — On The Frontline of the Civil Rights Battlefield

by UMOJA Staff | January 11, 2020 | Feature

Joyce Ann Ladner’s life has been shaped through her first-hand involvement with the civil rights movement in Mississippi, including her work as a staff member alongside Bayard Rustin and other civil rights leaders that organized the March on Washington in 1963. As a...
McKenzie Family Boys & Girls Club in Sun Prairie

McKenzie Family Boys & Girls Club in Sun Prairie

by Yvette L. Craig | January 11, 2020 | Community Profile & Events

A Safe, Inclusive Space for Youth to Grow and Catapult Learning Interactive walls. A soundproof recording studio. Art therapists. A theatrical stage. A mindful moment room. And even a fulltime chef. It’s easy to see this isn’t your grandparents’ Boys & Girls Club....
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