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Madison365 Week in Review for March 26

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Two Black men now lead Madison Ballet as artistic director and school director.

 

 

 

Ashley Morse is the first woman of color to serve as a circuit court judge in Rock County.

 

 

 

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Elmer Moore Jr CEO and executive director of WHEDA.

 

 

 

The Poor Peoples’ Campaign will rally in Madison Monday evening.

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Women of Color Network will honor members at their annual awards banquet this weekend.

 

 

 

The state Department of Administration invested $57 million in organizations that support marginalized business owners.

 

 

 

UW South Madison Partnership, now seven years old, connects the university with Madison’s most diverse neighborhoods.

 

 

 

The child of refugees, Brenda Yang intends to represent marginalized voices on the Dane County Board.

 

 

 

Studies show that juvenile incarceration dropped sharply during the pandemic, and advocates want to make the decline permanent.

 

 

 

Hip-hop artist Romey will perform his championship anthem “Fear the Deer” at halftime of the Bucks game April 7.

 

 

 

“Our Spot” will open as a community space for marginalized folks in Platteville.

 

 

 

Madison Symphony Orchestra has named Robert Reed executive director.

 

 

 

The Institute for the Empowerment of Latina Women launched with 40 students last fall at Edgewood College.

 

 

 

Forward Madison signed Trinidad and Tobago international defender Alvin Jones and acquired midfielder Alann Torres on loan from Indy Eleven.

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