Black Restaurant Week is coming!

Madison365's Daily Update

July 30, 2025

New and returning eateries gear up for 10th Madison Black Restaurant Week

By Robert Chappell

July 30, 2025

The 10th annual Madison Black Restaurant Week, scheduled for August 10-17, will feature more than 40 restaurants, food trucks, caterers and other providers, several of whom are new on the roster this year. One of those is Rasta Barista, a coffee shop that just opened in May on the first floor of the Black Business […]

United Way of Dane County launches Spanish version of the 211 Wisconsin app

By Omar Waheed

July 30, 2025

United Way of Dane County and Centro Hispano have partnered to create a Spanish-language version of its community resource app, 211 Wisconsin app. The app was launched in October 2021 by United Way to increase awareness and access to community resources. It has grown tremendously in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, with […]

‘We don’t want you to die’: Palestinian mom’s children fear for her life as she sets out to get food

By CNN

July 30, 2025

By Tareq Al Hilou, Sarah El Sirgany, Abeer Salman, Paula Hancocks, Eyad Kourdi, CNN Gaza City, Gaza (CNN) — It’s a long and dangerous walk to the point through which trucks carrying aid into Gaza are expected to pass. Um Khader and other women who live in the tents neighboring hers are huddled next to […]

Trump administration launches investigation into Duke University and Duke Law Journal over alleged racial discrimination

By CNN

July 30, 2025

By Betsy Klein, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has identified a new target in its battle with elite higher education, announcing a two-pronged front against Duke University on allegations the North Carolina school is in violation of the Civil Rights Act. The Education Department is launching an investigation into Duke University and […]

Britain to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire

By CNN

July 29, 2025

By Billy Stockwell, Pierre Bairin and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The UK says it will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza. “I have always said that we will recognize a Palestinian state as a contribution to a proper peace process at the moment of maximum impact […]

Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for Handala Flotilla letting aid into Gaza

By Omar Waheed

July 29, 2025

Palestinian flags tied to boats, canoes, kayaks and pontoons could be seen floating down the Kinnickinnic River into Milwaukee on July 27 as Code Pink held a demonstration in a call for the Handala Flotilla’s safe passage into Gaza. The demonstration was one of many around the country organized by Code Pink, an anti-war and […]