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UW terminates BIPOC Network gatherings “in response to collective fiscal and federal uncertainty”
Robert Chappell
April 10, 2025
UW terminates BIPOC Network gatherings “in response to collective fiscal and federal uncertainty”
By Robert Chappell
April 10, 2025
The University of Wisconsin Office of Human Resources (OHR) will no longer host gatherings and events intended to aid retention of people of color on staff and faculty through community building, according to an email obtained by Madison365. Monthly lunch events “create a sense of community and belonging, hold space for connection, care, and individual, […]
Black- and trans-owned Baldwin’s Books & Records “a small piece of the resistance pie”
By Rodlyn-mae Banting
April 10, 2025
If there’s a book sale in town, you can count on Lily Someson and Micah Robinson to be browsing through the stacks. The duo are on a mission to rescue donated queer and BIPOC literature and give them a second life. Someson and Robinson are the owners of Baldwin’s Books & Records, a new Black- […]
Deadline extended to April 30 for nominations for Rev. James C. Wright Human Rights Award
By Madison365 staff
April 10, 2025
The Madison Equal Opportunities Commission has extended the deadline for nominations for the annual Rev. James C. Wright Human Rights Award. Nominations are now due by Wednesday, April 30. The City of Madison Equal Opportunities Division (EOD) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) present the Rev. James C. Wright Human Rights Award annually to an individual who best exemplifies […]
Madison’s Ride the Drive set for Aug. 10
By Madison365 staff
April 10, 2025
Ride the Drive, the City of Madison’s annual event that encourages healthy living for adults and children by promoting alternative methods of transportation without the fear or noise of motor vehicles, will take place on Sunday, Aug. 10 and will feature three park hubs linked by 2.38 miles of closed streets including portions of John […]
Justice Department dropping charges against man they accused of being MS-13’s ‘leader for the East Coast’
By CNN
April 10, 2025
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department moved to drop charges Wednesday against a man they had alleged to be a “major leader” of the MS-13 gang – just weeks after publicly lauding his arrest – a move his lawyer says is the first step towards immediately deporting him to El Salvador. Attorney […]
San Diego State transfer guard Nick Boyd signs with Badgers
By Madison365 staff
April 9, 2025
Veteran point guard Nick Boyd, who has three NCAA tournament appearances on his resume, has signed with the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, head coach Greg Gard announced. “I’m thrilled to play at Wisconsin,” Boyd said in a press release. “It’s my last year and I wanted to finish up my career at a place where […]