Hundreds of people converged on the State Capitol Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and to warn that many of the rights it guaranteed are now under threat. “Democracy is facing existential threats, and that includes attacks on our voting rights,” said Debra Wyn| Madison365
By Angelica Franganillo Diaz (CNN) — Twelve Democratic members of Congress have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully obstructing their efforts to visit federal immigration detention centers. The complaint, filed Wednesday in Washington, DC, argues th| Madison365
A few local churches are gathering on Sunday, July 27, at the Duck Pond, the home of the Madison Mallards and Madison Night Mares, for a special worship service. The service will run from 10:45-11:45 a.m. and will be followed by a Night Mares game at 1:05 p.m. The church service will be free and| Madison365
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Some celebrity deaths hit the Black community differently. Such is the case with the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died Sunday at age 54 in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family. Much like the unexpected deaths| Madison365
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Washington (CNN) — It is one of the most evocative works from the American Civil War: a sculpture of a Black man who had escaped from slavery helping an injured White Union soldier lost in hostile territory. When it was unveiled in 1864, John Rogers’ “The Wound| Madison365
By Devan Cole, Michael Williams and Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in a bid to stop the government’s policy of allowing ICE officers to arrest undocumented immigrants who show up for immigration hearings at courthouses. The| Madison365
The Black Business Hub officially opened its doors after two and a half years in the making this past weekend. The Urban League of Greater Madison finally fully opened the doors to the Black Business Hub, 2352 S. Park Street on Aug. 24. The building, which broke ground in April 2022, has slowly b| Madison365
Madison Police Department chief Shon Barnes, who will become the new chief in Seattle on February 1, sharply criticized the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) for overstepping its role -- but an oficial from the OIM said Barnes misunderstands what that role is supposed to be. "I think the of| Madison365
This is the third of a five-part series. Part One is here and Part Two is here. Brad McClain is chief financial officer at UW Credit Union, the third-largest credit union in the state of Wisconsin with more than 300,000 members and $4.8 billion in assets. He has served in that role for more than| Madison365
This is the second of a five-part series. Part One is here. Collin Price is owner of Heeną Development, a Milwaukee-based real estate development firm focused on multifamily and hospitality spaces, and B Team Strategy, a consulting firm that helps connect Indigenous tribes with corporate partners| Madison365
Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us who else should have been on that list. Many asked me i| Madison365