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Delta G.E.M.S. making a differenceFirst Annual H.O.P.E. for Haiti Fundraiser, by A. David Dahmer
On Saturday, March 13, Middleton High School will be the scene of a very entertaining talent show showcasing a variety of local talent, but it will also be the scene of young activism in action. The first annual H.O.P.E. [Helping Our People Everywhere] for Haiti fundraiser will be held that night, and all the money raised at this fundraising event will go to the people affected by the devastation that recently occurred in Haiti.
The event is the brainchild of the Delta G.E.M.S.... MORE >>
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Salvadoran international icon remembered 30 years later"The Graphic Exhibition in Memory of Monsenor Oscar Romero", by A. David Dahmer
"¡En el nombre de Dios, pues, en nombre de este sufrido pueblo cuyos lamentos suben hasta el cielo cada día más tumultuosos, les suplico, les ruego, les ordeno en nombre de Dios: cese la represión!"
[In the name of God, in the name of this suffering people, whose laments rise to Heaven, each day more tumultuously, I beg you, I beseech you, I order you in the name of God: Stop the repression!]
—Monseñor Oscar A Romero, th... MORE >>
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St. Louis provides model for developing Black malesby George E. Curry
The three major Black Methodist denominations —American Methodist Episcopal (AME), African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) and Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) — emerged from their joint Great Gathering conference here last week with a plan to establish Saturday Academies in cities across the nation as a way of improving the plight of young African-American males.
A pilot project is scheduled to begin in the Washington D.C.-area in May, with a Saturday Academy rotati... MORE >>
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Stanley Sallay exhibits his work at UW's Health Sciences Learning CenterWork on display until March 11, by Pamela Gates
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Odyssey Project held a reception Feb. 21 to celebrate the first public exhibit by Stanley Sallay. Sallay, a 2007 graduate of the Odyssey Project, has created a show of his artwork titled "Passed but Still Present: Icons of Black History." About 25 sketches, some black and white pencil and some mixed color pencil and oil pastel, grace a ground-floor corridor just off the main public gathering space in the Health Sciences Learning Center in front of... MORE >>
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New poetry compilation dedicated to children'Poems, Dreams, and Roses', by A. David Dahmer
Madison's favorite poet, Fabu, has always had two passions in life — poetry and children. That is why she is so excited to be able to combine them in her new book titled "Poems, Dreams, and Roses" — a poetry compilation dedicated to all of the children that Fabu has been fortunate enough to meet and share poetry with over the years.
"Poems, Dreams, and Roses" is a compilation that reflects her feelings and her concerns during her own years growing up. It... MORE >>
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Conference aimed towards jumpstarting businessesby A. David Dahmer
"Dream big," said Cathy Smith, president of IDEA. "Don't limit yourself. Don't think that all you can do is this much. You have to be confident in yourself. You've got to be willing to take that chance. Don't let fear consume you and take you over because it will and you're going to be riding along with everybody else. You need to ask yourself, 'Do you have that courage and inner strength and passion to be successful?'"
Smith was the main speaker as the ... MORE >>
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Good cooking for a good cause16th Annual Men Who Cook Scholarship Fundraiser, by A. David Dahmer
The 16th Annual Men Who Cook Scholarship Fundraiser March 6 at the Fitchburg Community Center, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority Inc. Kappa Psi Omega Chapter, will once again feature delicious homemade food prepared and served by men. The money raised that day will go to a very worthy cause.
"We do it for high school students who are on their way to college," says Gloria Ladson-Billings, who is the treasurer of the AKAs and the committee chair for the Men Who Cook... MORE >>
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Middlespread March 4 2010Rev. Alex Gee's trip to KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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