The opening event of Madison Black Restaurant Week has been canceled due to thunderstorms in the area. The event was set to take place from 2 to 6 pm today at Warner Park. “We were prepared for rain or shine,” the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce wrote in an email to supporters and members. “But […]| Madison365
Madison Black Restaurant Week returns for its 10th year this coming week with a slew of participating eateries to choose from between August 10-17. This year, 33 restaurants around Dane County are part of the nation’s first Black Restaurant Week started by the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce. With only a week, it can be […]| Madison365
By Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office as part of a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s long-time adversary, according to multiple sources, in the latest example of the Trump administration taking on the president’s perceived enemies. Two grand jury […]| Madison365
On Saturday, Aug. 9, Madison-area community members will be able to get an exclusive look at the progress of CEOs of Tomorrow’s new office space on the third floor at the Black Business Hub in an event titled “Voices of Tomorrow.” DeAndre Martin, the new executive director of CEOs of Tomorrow, says that they will […]| Madison365
Listen now: This week, Stephanie, Rob and Omar preview: Madison Black Restaurant Week Freedom Inc’s Health Day Africa Fest Then, Rob reports on the event celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and why organizers say democracy remains under threat. Next up, the effort to recall a member of the DeForest Board of Trustees has […]| Madison365
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took executive action Thursday to expand the type of admissions data given to the federal government from colleges and universities — a move aimed at boosting transparency regarding race-based admissions, a senior White House official said. In a presidential memorandum, Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon […]| Madison365
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the 4th Amendment. At issue were a series of incidents in which masked and heavily armed […]| Madison365
By Alejandra Jaramillo, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. “I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on […]| Madison365
by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch and Sreejita Patra / Wisconsin Watch A group of federal agencies announced in July that at least 15 federally funded health, education and social service programs would exclude undocumented immigrants and some who are living in the country legally. Responding to President Donald Trump’s February executive order to […]| Madison365
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
