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365 Amplified: Wine and Cupcakes Edition

1 day ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

Listen now: Today, we announce the date and opening of registration for the eighth annual 365 Leadership Summit, the state’s premier professional development, networking and community building event. Plus, we wrap up the sixth annual list of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders and share a bit of basketball news.
Wisconsin’s 20 Most Influential Asian American Leaders for 2025, Part 5

1 day ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

This is the fourth of a five-part series featuring our sixth annual list of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American leaders. Part one is here, part two is here, part three is here and part four is here. Previous lists are here. Badri Lankella represents Madison’s west side on the Common Council, winning election earlier this year, and serves as a commissioner of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Madison Black Restaurant Week returns Aug. 10-17; Black food entrepreneurs invited to participate

1 week ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

The Madison Black Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 10th annual Madison Black Restaurant Week, set for August 10 through 17. The Chamber is currently inviting Black-owned food businesses—from restaurants and food trucks to caterers and purveyors—to sign up and take part in the milestone celebration. “This is Madison Black Restaurant Week.
Maydm continues to change the face of STEM, expand its impact in Wisconsin

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Madison-based STEM education company Maydm continues to expand its impact as it bolsters its programs for youth of color in Wisconsin. Maydm, an education company that provides girls and youth of color in grades 6-12 with skills and experience to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), has seen explosive growth since its founding a decade ago in 2015.
“My make-it moment.” Artist Brooklyn Doby seizes chance in the soccer spotlight

1 week ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

Brooklyn Doby was always a perfectionist. “My parents always told me … I didn’t talk until I could say my first first sentence,” she said in an interview. “I didn’t walk until I got up on my first birthday and ran, and I didn’t color until I was two years old. Apparently, I drew an apple and I colored it perfectly in the lines.” She’s not sure that story is 100 percent true, but regardless, her love of and talent for visual art goes back a long way.
Latino Academy of Workforce Development celebrates graduation of first Gable Grant cohort

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

The Latino Academy of Workforce Development celebrated its first cohort through its Lowe’s Foundation-funded construction program June 13. The program was started after the Latino Academy received $300,000 from the Lowe’s Foundation’s Gable Grant. The grant was issued to 15 nonprofits to bolster programs for workforce development in the trades. The Latino Academy was the only nonprofit in Wisconsin to receive a Gable Grant in 2025.
Around 15,000 march in Madison against Trump Administration in “No Kings” protest

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Around 15,000 marched against the Trump Administration in downtown Madison June 14 as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest. Protests were held around the nation as organizers outcried increased threats against democracy and civil rights under President Trump. “No Kings” was organized by groups like 50501 (short for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement”), a national grassroots organization that protests policies under the Trump Administration, and Women’s March and Indivisible.
Make Music Madison 2025: Coffee shops, community centers, schools, front porches, and more will host live music June 21

1 week ago | madison365.com | David Dahmer

For the 13th year in a row, public and private spaces throughout the City of Madison will become musical stages on June 21 with over 200 free live performances for Make Music Madison. Coffee shops, community centers, schools, front porches, public libraries, and park shelters will all feature a diversity of music at Make Music Madison, a free, citywide day of music every June 21. Make Music Day is a celebration that occurs in more than 1,000 cities across the globe.
Madison’s Spring Harbor Middle School wins national championship in the 100 Black Men of America’s African American History Academic Challenge

2 weeks ago | madison365.com | David Dahmer

The three-student team representing Madison Metropolitan School District’s Spring Harbor Middle School, comprised of eighth-graders Teresa Ketarkus and Makai Moore and seventh-grader Elias Ketchum, took home the top honor at the 100 Black Men of America’s 2025 African American History Academic Challenge (AAHAC) June 5-6 during the organization’s 39th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Spring Harbor, located on Madison’s West Side, also won the national championship in 2018.
Annual Sun Prairie Juneteenth Celebration “a great way to kick off summer”

2 weeks ago | madison365.com | David Dahmer

The annual Sun Prairie Juneteenth Celebration will have a variety of family-friendly activities, performances, community resources, cultural vendors, and a free community meal on Thursday, June 19, 4-7 p.m. at Wetmore Park on Sun Prairie’s East Side. “This will be our ninth annual Juneteenth Celebration,” Teran Peterson, a longtime organizer of Sun Prairie Juneteenth, tells Madison365.