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Feb 12, 2024 | 
madison365.com | David Dahmer |Jnae Thompson
Read Your Heart Out is turning 20 years old today. School communities throughout the Madison Metropolitan School District will celebrate the 20th-anniversary milestone Monday by having families and community volunteers read to students in their classrooms. Michelle Belnavis, the founder of Read Your Heart Out, was a longtime educator in the MMSD and remembers the humble beginnings in Midvale Elementary School that have now been expanded to the entire district.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Elizabeth Wolfe |David Dahmer |Jnae Thompson
Los Angeles (CNN) — Nightmares have tormented Soo Wong for the past year, fueled by thehorror she witnessed when a gunman opened fire inside a California dance hall, killing her close friend and 10 other people as a Lunar New Year’s Eve party was in full swing. Wong found herself overwhelmed by grief and the lingering terror that left her jumping at loud noises and sleeping with the lights on. “At the beginning, I didn’t dare see a therapist,” Wong said.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Jnae Thompson |David Dahmer
Freedom Inc.’s Youth Justice Department will host Youth Got Talent, a youth-led talent show, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 1-4 p.m. at the Madison Concourse Hotel. The talent show is open to youth of color, ages 12-18. A $500 prize will be awarded to first place and additional prizes for 2nd-5th winners. Youth Justice organizers Shyra Adams, Mai Thao Yang, Milcah Rimmer, and Selena Yang share their objectives about what creating this space means for their communities.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Mario Koran |Robert Chappell |Isaac Trussoni |Jnae Thompson
By Mario KoranThe New York Times / Wisconsin Watchand Justin MayoThis story was originally published by The New York Times and Wisconsin Watch. The reporters examined staffing and payroll data and interviewed dozens of guards and inmates for this article, which is part of a series about the Wisconsin Department of Corrections by The New York Times’ Local Investigations Fellowship.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Robert Chappell |Jnae Thompson |Isaac Trussoni
UW-Madison clinical law professor Steve Wright joins the show to bring some expertise to our ongoing discussions of the anti-DEI efforts targeting programs at UW-Madison and other institutions. Then Rob Chappell speaks with Madison School Board president Nichelle Nichols about the search for a new superintendent of schools, the three finalists for the job and how you can get involved.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Lamide Akintobi |Isaac Trussoni |Jnae Thompson
By Lamide Akintobi, CNNEditor’s note: CNN’s Stephanie Busari contributed to this report. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — For the first time, African music will have its own category at the Grammys. The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music Performance” — featuring some of Afrobeats’ global superstars.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Jnae Thompson |Isaac Trussoni
Black patients are less likely to get a referral for home health care after a hospital stay, according to a new paper authored by Dr. Marianne Weiss, professor of nursing at the University of Marquette, Dr. Olga Yakusheva professor of nursing at the University of Michigan, Dr. Abiola Keller professor of nursing at the University of Marquette, and Kathryn Lee from the University of Michigan School of Nursing in the journal Medical Care, an American Public Health Association publication.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Isaac Trussoni |Jnae Thompson
It was not too long ago that Omega School celebrated a graduation ceremony that was uplifting in the stories and success shared between graduates, family members, and friends. Now with Black History Month around the corner, Omega School will be looking to gather people again in celebration for an exhibition that will highlight BIPOC artists. The Black History Month Exhibition will be held on Friday, Feb. 2, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the LOUD Gallery at Omega School, 835 W.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Alli Rosenbloom |Jnae Thompson |Isaac Trussoni
(CNN) — Quinta Brunson took home an Emmy on Monday for best actress in a comedy series, becoming the first Black actress to win the category since 1981 when “The Jeffersons” star Isabel Sanford won. Brunson won for her performance in ABC’s sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” which she also created and serves as a writer on. “I love making ‘Abbott Elementary’ so much and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy,” Brunson said as she fought through tears during her acceptance speech.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Isaac Trussoni |Jnae Thompson |Robert Chappell
Dr. Taysheedra Allen is no stranger to working with women and girls in efforts to provide guidance and assistance around community resources and paths forward from crises in and around her DeForest community. Starting the DeForest nonprofit Women’s Place & Resource Center (WPRC) in 2015 came after Dr. Allen received her doctorate of education that same year, and she knew the next steps she wanted to take to make an impact.
