Madison365 Week in Review for Dec. 21

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    Forward Madison FC unveiled its 2020 season schedule, which starts March 28.

     

     

     

    The club also announced its first new offseason signing, winger Jamael Cox, formerly of FC Tucson.

     

     

    Anthony Gray, a real estate developer and CEO of the Global Ethics Institute, is running for County Board on a platform of reducing the racial wealth gap.

     

     

    Nurses at UW Health are seeking recognition of their new union.

     

     

     

    The 34th annual I Have a Dream Ball scholarship fundraiser is coming up January 18.

     

     

     

    The United Way 211 Center is the place to call for help with almost any need — food, housing, even legal assistance. 

     

     

    The Catholic Multicultural Center held its eight annual Radiothon fundraiser with La Movida Radio last week.

     

     

    Freedom Inc cofounder Kabzuag Vaj was named as one of 20 women of color in politics to watch in 2020 across the US.

     

     

    Madison Magazine publisher and editor Karen Lincoln Michel is departing to take the helm at Indian Country Today.

     

     

    Dr. Maysee Herr has been named executive director of the Wisconsin Hmong Chamber of Commerce. 

     

     

    The Kujichagulias Racial Equity Forum and Kwanzaa Gala on Dec. 27 aims to be a celebration of Back resilience.

     

     

    A Madison parent says a library aide at Lowell Elementary choked her son, but a school district investigation found otherwise.

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