Madison365 Week in Review: September 17

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    madisonclg_logo_hrz_2c_4Here are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by Madison College.

     

     

     

    We recently launched our NEW job listings — the job listings are now searchable! Check them out or pass the link along to anyone you know looking for work!

    keshapicCampus faith leader Kesha Wilkinson answered our 12 questions.

     

     

     

     

     

    Bronson1Badgers basketball star Bronson Koenig headed out to the Dakotas to join the Native Americans standing up against an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock reservation.

     

     

     

    (Photo by Marcus Miles)
    (Photo by Marcus Miles)

    One City Early Learning Center will celebrate its first anniversary on Thursday, September 28.

     

     

     

     

    Photo by Sugar Free Photography
    Photo by Sugar Free Photography

    Voting is now open for the Madison Hip-Hop Awards! Madison365 is the media sponsor of the November 12 awards show.

     

     

     

     

    p_cuentamemas01A strong collaborative of Latinx leaders unveiled Cuéntame Más, a new report that documents the needs of the local Latinx community and issues a call to action for Dane County.

     

     

    P_CLubTNT01Eight community leaders were honored with Water Bearer Awards by Club TNT.

     

     

     

     

    mcw-croppedMilwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams will lead a clinic at the Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday. Madison365 is the media sponsor.

     

     

     

     

     

    p_hunter_jennifer_hs_2016The UW Athletic Department named Jenn Hunter its new director of diversity and inclusion.

     

     

     

    vaunce-ashby_headshotVaunce Ashby joined the Wisconsin Historical Society as its new director of education.

     

     

     

    white-board-jpgColumnist Matthew Braunginn says the local media are too easy on the Madison Police.

     

     

     

    130912030048-02-birmingham-church-bombing-horizontal-large-galleryIn THE PULPIT, columnist Rev. David Hart remembered the 1963 bombing of an African American church in Birmingham, Alabama.

     

     

    In other news …

    JayZ and Dream Hampton released a mic-drop of a video detailing how and why the “War on Drugs was an epic fail.

    Spike Lee and Netflix are teaming up on a new TV series based on Lee’s 1986 film, She’s Gotta Have It.

    Journalists got a tour of the Smithsonian’s new Museum of African American History and Culture.

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