The Academic Achievement Gap: an Issue of Racial Justice
by Rachel Krinsky CEO, YWCA Madison, Wisc. Today’s racism, especially in politically-correct Madison, Wisc., is embedded in our institutions and opportunity structures, often hidden behind politeness....
View ArticleWas the Tulsa Shooting Spree About Race?
by Paula H. Penebaker President/CEO , YWCA Greater Milwaukee Two white men drive to a black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., and randomly shoot five black people, killing three and injuring two. One of...
View ArticleConference Take-Aways: A Unified Voice in the Fight for Women and Girls
by Amanda Larson Girls Inc. Coordinator, YWCA Madison, Wisc. An incredible opportunity was bestowed on me just days before the YWCA’s National Conference. As a young woman in our organization, I was...
View ArticleConference Take-Aways: Bonding Over YWCA’s National Movement
by Andrea Grant Job Developer, YWCA Greater Milwaukee I am both grateful and honored to have been sponsored to participate in the 2012 YWCA National Conference and Capitol Hill Day, themed “Shaking It...
View ArticleSikh Shooting: Confronting the Tragedy of Racism and Bias
by Anita Patel Vice President, Racial Justice & Public Policy YWCA of Minneapolis Like many of you, I was rocked from my foundation earlier this month as I learned about the shootings of members of...
View ArticleTake a Stand Against Hate Crimes
by Qudsia Jafree YWCA USA It was nauseating to watch. A clip of a plane crashing into a tall building looped on the television in front of me, over and over again. It was my first year of college, and...
View ArticleThe YWCA Annual Conference: Women Leaders Coming Together
By De’Kendrea Stamps YWCA of Madison, Wisc. The Annual Conference is a time to build strong bonds with your colleagues from other YWCAs and to learn best practices from YWCA staff and workshop leaders....
View ArticleYWCA Madison Urges Reform
By YWCA Madison The YWCA Madison encourages the U.S. House of Representatives to pass broad and humane national immigration reform legislation that allows immigrants to fully integrate into the...
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