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GSafe to host 29th annual Celebration of Leadership
By Omar Waheed
April 29, 2025
GSafe will host its annual Celebration of Leadership to recognize and award four high school seniors for their exemplary leadership May 17. GSafe, a nonprofit that serves LGBTQ+ high school and middle school youth across Wisconsin, has put on the annual celebration for 29 years. The Celebration of Leadership offers four scholarships to Wisconsin high […]
2025 LunART Festival returns with ‘Her Legacy, Our Voice’
By Madison365 staff
April 29, 2025
The 2025 LunART Festival, titled “Her Legacy, Our Voice,” will take place Wednesday-Sunday, May 28-June 1. LunART, one of the nation’s few organizations solely dedicated to championing women artists, has a mission to “support, inspire, promote, and celebrate all women in the arts through public performances, exhibitions, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaboration; thus enriching our community […]
Roughly 70% of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division expected to accept resignation offer
By CNN
April 29, 2025
By Paula Reid and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 70% of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is expected to accept a second offer to federal workers that allows them to resign from their positions and be paid through September, according to a source familiar with the situation. The division employs roughly 340 […]
Milwaukee announces additional school closures and new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
By CNN
April 28, 2025
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district is also presenting an updated plan to tackle the flaking and chalking paint in aging buildings that’s suspected to be the cause of elevated […]
Black Oxygen: Trust Black Women with Yolanda Shelton-Morris
By Angela Russell
April 28, 2025
Listen now: In this conversation, Yolanda Shelton-Morris shares her journey from meeting her husband in a middle school program to becoming a recognized leader in her community. She discusses the challenges of being a Black woman in predominantly white spaces, the importance of legacy and recognition, and her commitment to education and social work. Yolanda […]
Madison gets ready to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth
By David Dahmer
April 28, 2025
This year, 2025, commemorates the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, a defining moment in American history and a representation of freedom, resilience, and the never-ending journey toward justice. Here in Madison, organizers are excited about that anniversary as they prepare to celebrate the 36th annual Madison Juneteenth, led by Annie Weatherby-Flowers, the longtime chair of Madison’s […]