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Madison365 Daily Update for March 19, 2025

Dr. Rainey Briggs, Kaylahn Jones to keynote inaugural Determination to Succeed Community Mentoring Awards Banquet

By David Dahmer

March 19, 2025

The inaugural Determination to Succeed Community Mentoring Awards Banquet is looking for some help from the local community as it looks to honor those in Madison who have been fantastic mentors in a variety of ways on April 11, 6-9 p.m. at the Goodman Community Center.  “Right now we have some very, very tight races […]

Madison College to host presidential finalist community forums for four candidates  

By Madison365 staff

March 19, 2025

The public is invited to attend four upcoming community forums for the finalists for consideration for Madison College’s new president to succeed long-standing President Jack E. Daniels III, who retired in January. Community members can attend in person or use the links below to watch the forums live online. The forum for Dr. Dawn B. […]

Drake’s label UMG says he ‘lost a rap battle’ with Kendrick Lamar, seeks to dismiss his defamation lawsuit

By CNN

March 19, 2025

By Alli Rosenbloom and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the rapper’s lawsuit is a “misguided attempt to salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle that […]

HHS removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from its website

By CNN

March 19, 2025

By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the Office of the Surgeon General’s publications on firearm violence displays a “Page Not Found” message. “HHS and the Office of the […]

Jeanette Vizguerra, an undocumented mom once named to Time’s 100 Most Influential list, has been detained by ICE in Colorado

By CNN

March 18, 2025

By Gloria Pazmino, Andi Babineau and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An undocumented mother and high-profile activist has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her attorney told CNN. Jeanette Vizguerra made national headlines in recent years as an immigration reform advocate who took refuge in a Denver church. In 2017, she was named one […]