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3 September 2010
First Fridays; 5-9 p.m., The Brink Lounge, Madison, Wisconsin; Free admission and food || Sponsored by the Madison Network of Black Professionals, WHEDA, the City of Madison, WES Productions and the Brink Lounge

18 September 2010
100 Black Men of Madison General Membership Meeting; 8:00-10:00 a.m., Veterans Memorial Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin

1 October 2010
2010 Ida B. Wells Freedom Fund Banquet, Marriott Madison West, Middleton, Wisconsin|| Hosted by NAACP Madison Branch

2 October 2010
Community Recognition Luncheon
; 12:30 p.m. - Social Hour begins at 11:30 a.m.; Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center; Click here for more information; Deadline: Friday, 17 September || Sponsored by The Links Foundation, Inc. Madison Metropolitan Chapter

9 October 2010
African American Communication and Collaboration Council (AACCC) Quarterly Meeting; 9-10 a.m., St. Paul AME Church, Madison, Wisconsin; Guest of the meeting will be Madison Mayor, Dave Cieslewicz || Sponsored by the African American Communication and Collaboration Council

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Congresswomen Take Positive Stand for Minority Business Community
Click here to read 8 March 2010 letter

President Obama Announces Recess Appointment of Dr. Winslow Sargeant to the Post of Chief Counsel of Advocacy, Small Business Administration. Click here for more information.

Community Mourns Loss of Jawaun McClain

West High School Graduate, Dr. Jay Mitchell, Launches HighTech Company, ePACK

"The Racial Wealth Gap Increases Fourfold" - A report by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy

AACCC Presentation to MMSD School Board, Lessoning Session, 19 April, 2010

Kaleem Caire Named President/CEO of Urban League of Greater Madison

Madison Community Mourns Loss of Anthony Brown

"Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"

NCAA Fouls on Grad-rate Commitment
-Credits: The Black Star Project; Derrick Z. Jackson, The Boston Globe Columnist

Key Appointees at Treasury Used as Pawns in Unrelated Legislative Battles

Policy Briefing from Center for Family Policy & Practice

"Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality"

"Post-Racial" America? Not Yet."

The Gentlemen's Agreement and the Negro Vote - Published in the Fall 2009 and October 1924 editions of The CRISIS, the official magazine of the NAACP

Representative Jason M. FieldsStop Defending a System that Perpetuates the Achievement Gap

Health insurance, health care and health: the confusion of public debate

Dane County Racial Disparities Report

Policy Briefing from Center for Family Policy & Practice - The Increasing Criminalization of Homelessness

SBA Very Close to Getting New Watchdogs

Police Chief: "Crime Has Gotten Personal in Madison

Confirmation Hearing for Inspector General and Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Federal Appellate Court Strikes Blow Against Washington State's Felon Disfranchisement In Landmark Voting Rights Case Legislative Advocacy Tools

Greater Madison African American Educational Strategic Action Plan


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


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


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Madison Network of Black Professionals

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

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.


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