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Real Talk with Percy Brown takes another look back at the historic interview Ice Cube gave to ABC 25 years ago, this time to talk about the politics of hip-hop and its influence on white culture.
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County CEO Michael Johnson doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that his organization was audited just weeks after he publicly pressured the mayor to including violence prevention funding in the budget.
His allegation comes in the same week that a group of African American leaders again called on the mayor to get serious about gun violence, and a coalition came to an agreement on how to move forward on the issue.
It also comes in the same week as another gunfire incident on the west side.
On a lighter note … Bratfest is funkier than ever this year.
A James Madison Memorial High School senior is pushing to change the name of the school.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County got a huge boost from CUNA Mutual.
Former Bucks star Vin Baker was the special guest at the Milwaukee Urban League’s Youth Summit.
The YWCA Moxie Conference held some powerful messages about race and bias, and also honored some inspirational women.
Madison churches are beginning to declare themselves sanctuaries for immigrants.
The Allied Community Co-operative is ok with the City’s hands-off approach to addressing the food desert of Allied Drive, even if that means waiting longer to solve the problem.
Minister Caliph Muab-El answered our 12 questions.
A new group is inviting women of color to bike together.
In other news
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a speech for the ages on removal of Confederate monuments.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said poverty is just a state of mind.
WalMart is said to have banned a woman from its stores after a video of her racist rants went viral.
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