Dr. Cheryl B. Gittens, Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and our obligation to continue the struggle for justice and equity.
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MLK Symposium — An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. Wilkerson is the Author of “Caste” and “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and she is the first African American woman …
UW-Madison student creates educational board game to ‘light the star’ in refugee children
Shaped by his experience growing up and getting his education in a refugee camp in Uganda, UW-Madison student Joel Baraka spent years developing a way to help children back home learn in a fun and …
Dasha Kelly Hamilton named Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2021–2022
MADISON—The Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission has selected Dasha Kelly Hamilton of Milwaukee to serve as the Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2021–2022. The Wisconsin Poet Laureate plays a crucial role in keeping the arts accessible and …
Coming Out in the Out of Doors
When Elyse Rylander ’12 was a kid, being “out” meant sunbaked skin, scratched knees, and wide-open waters. Today, that word means so much more. “There’s nothing straight about nature,” Rylander says. Trees are crooked and …
MLK Coalition event to feature Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. on Jan. 18
The Dane County King Coalition is excited to announce that the keynote speaker for the official Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance will be New York Times Bestselling Author & Chair of Princeton’s Department …
UW alumnus Brandon Taylor one of six finalists for prestigious Booker Prize
Good books are great company, especially in a pandemic. The Booker Prize for fiction recognizes some of the very best, this year including “Real Life” by UW alum Brandon Taylor on its list of finalists. While …
Documentary Featuring DDEEA Author Shawn Peters’ Book Previews Online Dec. 29
Documentary exploring dramatic Wisconsin vs Amish case screens for Wisconsin Humanities online preview Dec. 29 Part two in the two-part series. Available at https://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm. The Amish Incident: Wisconsin vs Yoder, a new documentary produced by award-winning and …
UW Alumni, Staff Named Among ‘Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders’
Dr. Cheryl B. Gittens, UW–Madison interim deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, was included among more than a dozen Badger alumni and staff on Madison365’s list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2020.
Register Now for Hip Hop in the Heartland
Join us for a series of virtual events that will bring together leading educators, professors, emcees, and activists. These experts utilize the media of spoken word, hip hop, and urban arts as relevant, dynamic, and necessary educational tools to engage students across multi-disciplinary curricula.
Opinion: ‘Systemic Racism Does Indeed Exist’
Outrage. Pain. Exhaustion. LaVar Charleston MS’07, PhD’10 went through an emotional wringer in May when he learned of George Floyd’s death under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee. For an African American man, the scenario felt chillingly familiar. “If …
Join Poetry of the Moment on December 17 from noon to 1 p.m.
Even before the police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year, Latasha Harlins was never far from Amaud Jamaul Johnson’s mind. In 1991, Harlins walked into a Los Angeles convenience store and was …
MLK Symposium — An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
On Jan. 25, 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Wilkerson is the Author of “Caste” and “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and she is the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. Join us to …
Tuesday, December 15 at Noon Theater and the Mastery of Mind, Body and Spirit
Join us for Badger Talks LIVE… a Facebook Live series intended to pleasantly distract, help you cope and stay engaged during these challenging times. In a blend of personal narrative, dramatic text, and philosophy, Mark Hairston, director, …
Wisconsin Union Students: Through Union We Gain Strength
In 2020, one of the most difficult years imaginable, we created a virtual community, complete with 200+ online events, activities and leadership opportunities. Despite the six feet and often miles between us, thank you for …
Keep Your ACTS Together with Wellness Week
It is important to also check on your physical wellbeing! Here are some information and resources that ACTS hope you will find useful. Wellness Week: Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise Physical activity and exercise …
World AIDS Day 2020: Join the December 1-7 Virtual Community Week
Join UW-Health for World AIDS Week 2020. Each day, they’ll feature a different virtual activity, including: Tuesday, Dec. 1st, all day: UW Health Instagram takeover with World AIDS Day and HIV related content. Videos from community members …
IndiVisable: African-Native American Lives In the Americas
The Black Cultural Center Art Gallery this semester is being brought to you virtually! Our featured gallery this month comes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian—IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. …
Leadership In the New Economy: Badgers In Action
Presented as part of the 2020 Multicultural Homecoming, this year’s Leadership in the New Economy (LINE) event, BADGERS IN ACTION, focused on voter education with an emphasis on people of color. The virtual event focused …
Native November: In new First-Year Interest Group, students connect with the land through Indigenous lens
On a recent walking tour that took students along the Lake Mendota shoreline, UW–Madison instructor Daniel Cornelius began by pointing out that the door panels at Memorial Union, built in 1928, include iconography depicting a …