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Simone Biles’ brilliant comeback and other takeaways from the individual all-around gymnastics final
Paris (CNN) — Simone Biles is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics after winning one of the most dramatic finals of these Paris Olympics. Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who once again won silver and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze.
Centro Hispano to host Mercadito community market this afternoon
Centro’s “Mercado” community market, now in its 10th season, will take place at Centro Hispano of Dane County this afternoon from 4-7 p.m. Mercadito officially restarted last week, July 25, for the first time at Centro Hispano’s new home, Calli, taking advantage of Centro’s new exterior and interior plaza at 2403 Cypress Way.
Briarpatch Youth Services to celebrate sixth annual Youth Arts Festival
Briarpatch Youth Services will host its sixth annual Youth Arts Festival at its facilities at 2720 Rimrock Road on Saturday, Aug. 10, noon-4 p.m. The Youth Arts Festival is one of two large-scale events that Briarpatch hosts every year. The afternoon will feature local visual and performing artists, ages 6-24, showcasing everything from stand-up comedians and musicians to painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, and more.
“Black Nite Rising:” Wisconsin to dedicate first-ever LGBTQ historic landmark
Wisconsin will dedicate the first LGBTQ historic landmark in state history on Monday, Aug. 5. “Black Nite Rising: Historic Landmark Ceremony will take place at the southwest corner of St. Paul & Plankinton avenues in downtown Milwaukee. Dr. Tatyana Moaton, an esteemed leader in healthcare innovation and public health,...
White woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92
(CNN) — A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92. Norma Padgett Upshaw claimed the four men – Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin – sexually assaulted her in Groveland, Florida, about 30 miles west of Orlando, when she was 17. The group, who came to be called the “Groveland Four,” became the faces of the case considered one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Jim Crow-era Florida.
Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘happened to turn Black’
(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his 2024 Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, “happened to turn Black” a few years ago, saying that “all of a sudden, she made a turn” in her identity. Trump’s comments at a gathering of...
Maya Rudolph will return to ‘SNL’ to play Kamala Harris through 2024 election
(CNN) — Maya Rudolph is returning to “Saturday Night Live” next season — and her role just got a lot bigger. Rudolph will reprise her portrayal of Vice President Kamala Harris when the NBC show returns for its fiftieth season this fall, a source with knowledge of Rudolph’s plans told CNN. Rudolph will play Harris through the 2024 election.
Madison educator Oscar Mireles spends a week with students in Mexico, empowering them to learn English and pursue higher education
Oscar Mireles, a longtime educator, former city of Madison’s poet laureate and the current principal/executive director of Omega School, recently spent a week in Cofradia, Mexico, working with Project Amigo to help 30 middle school students in their journey to learn English and empower them to dream big. Project...
UW-Milwaukee continues Milwaukee Tuition Promise to make college more accessible for students
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is continuing the Milwaukee Tuition Promise for Fall 2025 incoming UWM students. The program ensures that eligible students can meet the full cost of tuition for up to four years. “UWM understands how critical it is for all students to have access to a life-changing college...
‘We failed Sonya,’ Illinois sheriff says about fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey
(CNN) — Nearly two weeks after one of his former deputies was charged with murder in the death of a Black woman who’d called 911 for help, an Illinois sheriff on Monday publicly acknowledged his office failed the slain Springfield-area resident. “(Sonya Massey) called for help and we...
Olympic moment of the day: Simone Biles, alone on the floor, completes an incredible comeback
Paris (CNN) — It was everything she could have ever hoped it would be. Three years after pulling out of the team gymnastics final, Simone Biles was alone once more at the Olympics. But the vibes could not be more different. The final performer of the night, Biles took...
Alder Sabrina Madison: Now is the time to remove barriers to chronic obesity treatment
I’ve always centered my work on the health and well-being of Black families and women in my neighborhood, community, and city. This focus has led me to founding the Progress Center for Black Women and proudly serve as District 17 alder on the Madison Common Council for the city I’ve called home for, interestingly, also 17 years.
“There’s really nothing like it in Madison.” 7th annual Park St. Music Fest set for Saturday
Next Level Park St. Music Fest, a signature Madison event now in its 7th year, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 3-8 p.m. on the Labor Temple grounds in the heart of Madison’s South Side. The event has grown in popularity since it started seven years ago and...
Drum Power to host third annual Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration on Saturday
Drum Power will host its third annual Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 3, 1-7:30 p.m. at Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts), 1055 E. Mifflin Street. The day will feature drum and dance classes for all ages and abilities taught by master artists. Drum Power is a youth leadership...
US history-making women’s Olympic gymnasts inspiring young hopefuls back home
(CNN) — The most diverse US women’s gymnastics team in history will begin competing this weekend at the Olympic Games, inspiring younger gymnasts in the process. Four of the five team members are women of color, according to USA Gymnastics, which deemed the team the most diverse in history.
Gangsta rapper to grandfather: The Olympic gold rebranding of Snoop Dogg
(CNN) — Had Snoop Dogg pretended to take a toke from the Olympic torch he helped carry to open the 2024 games, few people would have been surprised. But the now cannabis entrepreneur and elder statesman of hip-hop is in his respectable era – he’s a little older, a little wiser and a whole lot more lovable.
‘Jews Want a Free Palestine:’ Jewish protesters and allies gather outside UW-Madison Chancellor Mnookin’s home
On the evening of July 25th, Jewish faculty, students, staff, and allies gathered in front of UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s home to demand unbiased anti-semitism training and an end to what they call “the weaponization of anti-semitism” to suppress their support for Palestinian liberation. Organized by the Faculty and Staff for Palestinian Liberation, the demonstration drew approximately 30 people.
“What a historic day this is.” New Vel Phillips statue becomes first outdoor sculpture of an African American woman on U.S. state capitol grounds
History was made on July 27 as a statue of beloved civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips was unveiled in downtown Madison, the first outdoor sculpture of an African American woman on any U.S. state capitol grounds. Led by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, the sculpture unveiling was...
After Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield becomes the center of calls for racial justice. It’s not the first time
(CNN) — On July 6, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, died after being shot in her home by a White sheriff’s deputy. Nearly 116 years earlier, an 84-year-old Black man died in the same hospital after being lynched by...
Artemis Provisions and Cheese opens retail space in Mt. Horeb; restaurant, butcher facility to come
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Kingsley and Melissa Gobourne had a problem: 100 chickens on a truck, and nowhere to put them. Artemis Provisions and Cheese was a new business then. Kingsley Gobourne had grown up in Blanchardville, and was still friends with many of the farmers in that area. He started Artemis to help some of those farmers sell beef and pork as supply chains shut down, leaving them unable to move product. Gobourne leveraged his sales experience to connect local producers with consumers, starting with his coworkers and expanding to online sales. Other farmers started noticing their success.
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