Madison365 Week in Review for February 6

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    Here are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by CUNA Mutual Group.

    National Guardian Life Insurance Company is sponsoring our series on the history of Black Madison. This week: the Founders.

    The documentary “Growing Up Milwaukee” is now available on HBO Max.

     

     

     

    Dr. Shon Barnes was sworn in as Madison’s new police chief, and later welcomed by local Black leaders.

     

     

     

    An assignment in a Sun Prairie class asking students to imagine how they would punish a slave prompted outrage among parents and the community.

     

     

    The Wisconsin Black Legislative Caucus kicked off its Black History Month programming.

     

     

     

    Summerfest has been moved to September due to the ongoing pandemic.

     

     

     

    The College Station honored Langston Evans with its College Access Champion Award.

     

     

     

    UW-Milwaukee Vice Chancellor for Global Inclusion and Engagement Dr. Joan Prince announced her retirement.

     

     

     

    The Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County delivered 250,000 masks and more than 75,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to Madison schools.

     

     

    Rafeeq Asad was promoted to vice president and director of team development at JLA Architects.

     

     

    Local community leader Anthony Cooper was granted a full pardon after nearly 20 years.

     

     

    Forward Madison FC re-signed fullback Christian “Pato” Díaz.

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