by Yvette L. Craig | March 2, 2021 | Community Profile & Events
Named for Madison’s First Black School Board Member, and Fierce Advocate for Educational Equity What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~ William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet A name that is sweet on the lips of the...
by By Henry Verden | March 2, 2021 | Living The Dream
Twenty-Twenty was a year of need. As many were forced into unemployment, lost their homes, struggled to find their next meal, or didn’t have the means or tools to attend school charities were strained to their limits. Many people resolve to help but wonder what to do....
by Courtesy of The Hollywood Times, By Patrick Donovan | March 2, 2021 | Living The Dream
From NY City Attorney to Green Book, This Marquette University Grad Has Got What it Takes Brian Distance is an American film and television actor recognized for his portrayals as the “tough-yet-honest” law enforcement officer. He has appeared in numerous films,...
by UMOJA Staff | February 24, 2021 | UMOJA Shorts
Madison Region Economic Partnership: Announces Jason Fields as next CEO The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) Board of Directors has selected Jason M. Fields, CCRS, CFEI to succeed Paul Jadin, CEcD as president and CEO of the economic development...
by Yvette L. Craig | February 24, 2021 | Living The Dream
Meet the First Black Student to be Named UW Homecoming Royalty Carolyn Williams still catches her breath when recounting the day she learned Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the father of nonviolence in the American civil rights movement, was killed by an assassin’s...