by UMOJA Staff | August 30, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
Camaraderie overflowed at this year’s Urban League Unity Picnic. Community members anxious to come out from under the lengthy veil of the COVID-19 pandemic were happy to engage, bond with each other, and cultivate unity. Held on July 16, for the first time at the...
by Courtesy of Unwritten | August 30, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
Everyone has an inner artist, but not everyone has been lucky enough to develop their skills. Fortunately, that is starting to change. As technology and science join forces, creativity is benefiting. This duet is offering unthinkable ways of exposure as well as...
by Liz Boyd | August 30, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
Whether contemplating the Black experience through poetry, novels, articles or books, Madison plays host to some amazing writers. In this article, we’ll share just a handful of the many talented Black Writers and Poets Madison has to offer. Poetically Pushing for...
by Hywania Thompson | August 30, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
On any given day, you can find Keena Atkinson teaching yoga, leading a WERQ class, making and selling waist beads, recording and editing podcasts, managing her multi-family housing property, or a combination of those things. Atkinson owns R’oujie Wellness, a business...
by Yvette L. Craig | August 30, 2022 | Community Profile & Events
Famed Playwriter Lorraine Hansberry has Madison Ties An immensely moving portrayal of a Black family on Chicago’s south side struggling to realize the dream of a better life and demand dignity, “A Raisin in the Sun” features themes that remain...
