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African American Community Events

11 February 2012
Heart and Soul Scholarship Ball; The Edgewater Hotel, Madison, WI || Presented by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

14 February 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

17 February 2012
3rd Annual Hearts for Helping Wine & Cheese Tasting ; 7:00-10:00 p.m.; Madison Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI; For more information and event registration, please click here. || Sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County.

27 February 2012
"Showing Up and Showing Out"
Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m.; Doyle Administration Building (McDaniels Auditorium), 545 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53703; Click here and register your organization to be present at this meeting. || Sponsored by the African American Communication and Collaboration Council

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"There but for the grace of God, go I."

~ Edward Bickersteth (1822)

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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.