Melissa Perry
Race and Culture Reporter at WiscNews
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Jan 27, 2025 |
madison.com | Melissa Perry
Like many 12-year-olds, Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya has a wide array of hobbies and interests. He enjoys practicing Taekwondo, tennis, oboe and piano. But today, his focus is on the national spelling bee. Aiden won the Badger State Spelling Bee in March to advance to the national competition. The Scripps National Spelling Bee runs through Thursday in National Harbor, Maryland, south of Washington, D.C. The champion will receive $50,000 and the Scripps Cup, the official trophy of the bee.
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Mar 14, 2024 |
madison.com | Melissa Perry
For years, the band NaturoSynth wrote songs, rehearsed and performed at family parties. Then a couple of viral TikTok videos changed the trajectory of the up-and-coming band with Madison roots. “TikTok was a perfect way to reach the audience that likes our kind of music,” said Kieran Gopal, lead vocalist for the alternative band NaturoSynth.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
madison.com | Melissa Perry
A visiting artist is challenging Madison residents to distill their hopes for Madison’s Black community into four-word notes. Marlon F. Hall, who is an artist-in-residence at UW-Madison, said the idea behind the Dear Black Future project is to collect as many letters as possible, all written with just four words, to detail aspirations for the Black community. How to participateMarlon F. Hall is actively collecting Dear Black Future letters in Madison.
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Mar 5, 2024 |
journaltimes.com | Melissa Perry
Melissa Olson and Brian Duckwitz are far from your average couple. Please subscribe to continue reading… Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:02Duration 0:02Remaining Time -0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. “She's inspired me to take some risks that I'm not inherently prone to.” Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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Mar 5, 2024 |
lacrossetribune.com | Melissa Perry
Melissa Olson and Brian Duckwitz are far from your average couple. Please subscribe to continue reading… Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00Duration 0:02Remaining Time -0:02Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. “She's inspired me to take some risks that I'm not inherently prone to.” Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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