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Wisconsin Imprisons Black Residents At A higher Rate Than Any Other St...

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WORT 89.9FM Madison · Wisconsin Imprisons Black Residents At A higher Rate Than Any Other State A recent national report by the Sentencing Project shows that Wisconsin leads the nation in a shameful category: 1 in 36 Black adults in Wisconsin are in prison. Black people make up only 6% of the state’s population, but […]

Remembering Cody Camacho

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Cody Camacho passed away on November 2, 2021, at the age of 39.  On this edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz, host Tony Castañeda dedicates his show to the life of Cody Camacho, and remembers Cody’s life and legacy with his wife, Chyla Camacho, and his mother, Jeri Reed. Cody served in the US Army […]

Celebration of 76 years of the United Nations

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The United Nations Association-Dane County Chapter celebrations the 76th Anniversary of the United Nations through our upcoming event United Women, United Nations: Shaping the Future of Our World. They are celebrating the work of our speaker, Bandana Rana, the Vice Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Also […]

From Chicago to international mission-driven service

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Aaron Williams, past Director of the Peace Corps under Obama and first African American American to lead USAID as Executive Secretary, will be in town next week as a featured speaker of the “International Education Week” at U. W. Madison. He will speak on his life from growing up in Chicago to international community service […]

Getting paid to learn a trade: A double win!

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Next week, November 15-21, 2021, is “National Apprenticeship Week” and Lisa Goodman, Business Agent from IBEW Local 159, talks about the week’s activities and what a career in the trades can offer, well, basically anyone. And you can get paid while you learn! Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like […]

Dolan: Build Back Better plan is a “foot in the door”

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“A foot in the door” — that’s how Karen Dolan, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, calls the Biden “Build Back Better Bill” making its way through Congress. Though considerably pared down by just a couple of Democrat hold-outs, Dolan says these wildly popular programs, favoring some lower drug pricing, paid medical leave, and […]

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