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The Madison365 Academy spent another week teaching young people the craft of journalism, this week working on news stories on issues important to the community.
- Sie’Anna Mitchell previewed today’s Alpha Kappa Alpha “Walk it Out” community health fair.
- Lupe Salmeron previewed the second Xicanx Institute, slated to run at East High School beginning August 1.
- Damitu Hamda looked into the local response to the so-called “Blue Lives Matter” bill proposed last week.
- Jared Biddle reports that the 15-point plan to reduce violence in Madison seems likely to be approved.
- Ivanna Sanchez spoke to some young journalists of color about the lack of diversity in the newsroom.
- Teeaisa Hoye spoke with two PEOPLE Program scholars just returned from First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Beating the Odds” Summit.
- Chelsey Erstad looked into the dangers of the ultra-popular game Pokemon Go and the precautions local players are taking.
- Maikao Thao looked into local teens’s struggles with financial literacy.
This inaugural class of Madison365 Academy students celebrated their graduation yesterday, but stay tuned! Some of them may continue to write for us, and we will soon launch the Madison365 Academy college program.
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Also this week, Madison365 editor Dave Dahmer wrote an emotional remembrance of Deacon Julius Johnson.
In part two of her three-part series, Amber Walker delved into the politics of dating and faith among black women.
Edgewood College hired Dr. Gerardo Mancilla as the new Director of Education Administration.
Leland Pan wrote about the relationships between Asian Americans and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Amelia Royko Mauer responded to the perhaps disproportionate anger over the inconvenience of protesters blocking off John Nolen Drive on Thursday.
Pastor Josh Miller wants to talk about “black on black crime.”
In other news …
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton named Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.
In Florida, an unarmed therapist was shot by police while helping an autistic patient.
The cast of the Starz original series Survivor’s Remorse sat down with The Grio to talk about the upcoming season which starts tomorrow night.
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