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African American Community Events

26 January 2012
100 Black Men of Madison, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting; 5:00-7:00 p.m.; South District Madison Police Station, Community Room, 825 Hughes Place, Madison, WI 53713; (608) 266-5938

28-29 January 2012
100 Black Men of America Regional Conference - Indianapolis Summit

31 January 2012
Adoption of Orchard Ridge Elementary School - Reading Program Sign-up; 9:00-10:00 a.m. (Group A) and 10:00-11:00 a.m. (Group B), Orchard Ridge Elementary School, 5602 Russet Road, Madison, WI 53711; For more information and to sign up as a reader, please click here. || Sponsored by the 100 Black Men of Madison, Inc. and the African American Communication and Collaboration Council

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Quote of the Week

Regarding the opposition to the Madison Preparatory Academy:

"I have to ask the question, as uncomfortable as it may be for some to hear, "Would we have to work this hard and endure so much resistance if just 48% of white children in Madison's public schools were graduating, only 1% of white high school seniors were academically ready for college, and nearly 50% of white males between the ages of 25-29 were incarcerated, on probation or under some form of court supervision?"

~ Kaleem Caire, President
Urban League of Greater Madison

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Please take the Prostate Cancer Survey. Click here to begin.

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AACCC Adopts Orchard Ridge Elementary School for 2012 - Click here to read opportunities of involvement

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Greater Madison African American Educational Strategic Action Plan

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Wisconsin 4th Grade African American Students Have the Lowest Reading Scores in the Nation || Click to Read the Full Report: National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8

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"Acting Black:" What Black Kids Think about Being Smart and Other School-related Experiences

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Health Reform Action Alert

Please sign on to the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition's Emergency Health Reform Resolution that calls for the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities in the healthcare reform bill.

To sign on, e-mail "Health Reform Cannot Wait" to healthreformcannotwait@yahoo.com. Include (1) Name of organization and address; (2) Specify national organization or state/local organization; (3) If a state or local organization, include city and state; and (4) Your contact information including name, email address and telephone number.

Let’s ensure that the health care reform bill Congress presents to the President includes provisions to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.

To view the Resolution, click here.