by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Meet Kingsley-Reigne Pissang, An Exceptional 2021 UW-Madison Graduate At the heart of Kingsley-Reigne Pissang’s scholarship, leadership, and activism are her concerns about achievement gaps among African American males, issues of racism and exclusion at the University...
by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
The Class of 2021 joined a long line of graduating classes in concluding their time as high school students. While many classes have preceded them, their experience is unique. Their junior year was suddenly cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, many never...
by courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison, By Käri Knutson | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Remembering the Life of William S. Noland, the First Known Black Graduate of UW-Madison Today, the average college student leaves a daily social media mark, detailing what they’ve eaten, what they’re listening to, what they’re studying – or what they’re supposed to be...
by Yvette L. Craig | June 10, 2021 | Feature
Life gave Stephanie Woodson plenty of reasons to just quit. She didn’t. Growing up in Milwaukee, she persevered through several adverse childhood experiences. Split up from her siblings, Woodson even endured spurts of homelessness. She didn’t give up. “I...
by Jeff Brown | June 10, 2021 | Feature
Natalie McDonald, a 2021 La Follete High School graduate, has big plans—she wants to take an axe to America’s racist criminal justice system. McDonald is this year’s recipient of the $3,000 Reverend Orlando McGruder Scholarship, awarded by Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The...
