Madison365 Week in Review for November 17

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    Here are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by Willy Street Cooperative.

    The Hamilton Middle School teacher who used a racial slur against a student two weeks ago has resigned.

     

     

     

    Baraboo got international attention this week as a photo posted to social media appears to show students giving a Nazi salute. The photographer said it was an innocent misunderstanding.

     

     

     

    Teen entrepreneurs in the These Teens Mean Business program will pitch their business ideas on December 8.

     

     

     

    The Urban League of Greater Madison has been celebrating its 50th year by staying true to its values.

     

     

     

    Indigenous author, lawyer and activist Gyasi Ross visited Madison last week to read from his books, hosted by the Wisconsin Book Festival.

     

     

    UW alum Keven Stonewall has quickly become a rising star in cancer research.

     

     

     

    Umoja Magazine founder Milele Chikasa-Anana was honored this week with the Downtown Madison Rotary Club’s Manfred E. Swarensky Humanitarian Service Award.

     

     

    A new online magazine called ANYA will focus on women of color in Wisconsin, powered by Madison365.

     

     

     

    A new effort called Safe Sleep Sabbath is working to reduce infant mortality.

     

     

     

    Two new partners have joined Selfless Ambition’s Gifts for Kids campaign.

     

     

     

    The Latino Professionals Association held its first career development conference.

     

     

     

    A story cloth exhibit at Central Library tells the stories of immigrants, the families, and the ones they left behind.

     

     

     

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