Madison365 Week in Review for April 27

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    Centro Hispano Executive Director Karen Menendez Coller was the guest on this week’s Real Talk with Henry Sanders.

    The League of Latino American Citizens announced that it will host its national convention in Milwaukee this summer.

    Impact Movement, a campus organization focused on fellowship among Black Christians, is hosting its Legacy Vision Dinner Saturday night.

    Madison Police Chief Mike Koval released a new accountability report, showing arrests were down in 2018 but still disproportionately affected African Americans.

    A Breastfeeding Open House last week focused on maternal and infant health in Black families.

    UW Journalism and Mass Communications Professor Young Mie Kim was named a 2019 Carnegie Fellow.

    Leslie Orrantia was named Deputy Mayor by Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

    Megan Diaz-Ricks is now the economic development director at Common Wealth Development.

    The UW Law School will honor its first Black professor, James E. Jones, with an endowed chair — the first named for an African American.

    Corey Pompey has been named director of the UW Marching Band to replace the legendary Mike Leckrone.

    Adelante Madison, a new organization to support candidates of color, scored big wins this month and is looking for more.
    A community forum brought out honest discussions of use of force, restraint and discipline in Madison’s schools.

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