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Nehemiah passes the torch, vendor failure hits prisons & arts orgs feel Trump cuts
Dr. Alex Gee passes the torch of Nehemiah to Harry Hawkins
By Robert Chappell
May 23, 2025
After more than three decades leading the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development, Dr. Alex Gee has stepped aside, handing the reins to longtime colleague Harry Hawkins. Gee founded Nehemiah in 1992 with a focus on supporting Black youth and families through social services and leadership training. Over time, the organization evolved into what Gee […]
365 Amplified: Passing the torch with Alex Gee and Harry Hawkins
By Robert Chappell
May 23, 2025
Listen now: In this week’s episode of 365 Amplified, hosts Stephanie Díaz de León, Rob Chappell, and Omar Waheed dive into local news and the real-world implications of artificial intelligence in journalism. Omar recaps his trip to Detroit for the Online News Association’s AI Summit and reflects on how media organizations must evolve alongside emerging technologies. […]
Outta Dee Box Podcast: Education in Crisis with Renee Moe
By Dee Star
May 23, 2025
Listen now: The sudden termination of AmeriCorps funding has sent ripples through communities nationwide, leaving successful educational programs scrambling and vulnerable students without critical support. In this candid conversation with Renee Moe, President and CEO of United Way of Dane County, we explore the real-world impact of this abrupt policy decision and the community response […]
Vendor failure means Wisconsin prisoners can’t buy food or other items
By Addie Costello and WPR/Wisconsin Watch
May 23, 2025
The online system Wisconsin prisoners rely on to receive money from loved ones recently crashed, leaving them unable to pay for items like extra food and hygiene products. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections contracts a private company, Access Corrections, to allow people outside of prison to transfer funds to those inside. Those transfers occur through […]
Trump’s cultural overhaul throttles local arts, humanities programs nationwide
By CNN
May 23, 2025
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — For 60 years, Boston’s Museum of African American History has transported people to the past, letting visitors to a 200-year-old meeting house see where abolitionists like Frederick Douglass spoke and walk through halls where young Black soldiers once rallied to fight in the Civil War. […]