Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Common Council have proclaimed Friday, October 15, 2021 as “White Cane Safety Day” in the City of Madison. White Cane Safety Day promotes awareness of people walking who use white canes or guide dogs to assist them and…
The Annual Reverend Wright Human Rights Award goes this year to Carmella Harris, who has worked tirelessly to serve the basic human rights of her neighbors while showing them enormous dignity and respect.
The Department of Civil Rights (DCR) has upgraded their system for taking discrimination complaints. The complaint portal (https://discrimination.cityofmadison.com/Home/ComplaintView) is now live and accessible from any device that supports a web…
The Annual Reverend Wright Human Rights Award goes this year to Tami Fleming, who has dedicated much of her life to helping Madison’s homeless population. The award was presented at the Common Council meeting February 23, 2021.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and City of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway today announced the recipients of the combined City-County Humanitarian Award honoring the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The award winners, selected by the City-…
The City of Madison Department of Civil Rights has hired Kristy Kumar for the position of Equity & Social Justice Manager. This is a new position to lead a new division within the Department. Kumar officially starts in January and will report to…
Milele Chikasa Anana, perhaps best known for publishing UMOJA Magazine, passed away May 6, 2020 after discontinuing dialysis.
Milele grew up in Tulsa, with all the frustrations of Jim Crow. She went to college in Alabama and eventually ended up in…
The COVID-19 pandemic has often brought out the best in people, however we have also seen troubling behavior directed at Asian Americans in our community. I will not cite specific instances as I never want to call attention to these expressions of…
Staff from the City of Madison are continuing to partner with Public Health, Madison & Dane County (PHMDC), as well as the County Executive’s office, local schools, the State of Wisconsin and federal agencies to “flatten the curve,” protect the…
County Executive Parisi and Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway Announce the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Honorees
Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and City of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced Ada Deer and Kenneth R. Cole as…
The Affirmative Action Student Professional in Residence Internships (AASPIRE) program offers paid internships to members of Affirmative Action target groups, especially women, people of color, and people with disabilities. Individuals are…
Holly Storck-Post will be honored with the 2018 Alix Olson Award for the Promotion of a Tolerant and Just Community at the City of Madison Mayor’s Neighborhood Conference "Shaping Community/Driving Action" at Monona Terrace on Saturday, November 17…
The Department of Civil Rights (DCR) has recently implemented changes to the job referral program outlined in the Madison General Ordinances and Affirmative Action Plans. Changes to this program include: a name change, new partnerships, and an…
The Madison Department of Civil Rights mourns the loss of Vel Phillips, civil rights icon and Wisconsin’s first African American Secretary of State. Felicia Jones, Affirmative Action Division Manager, recalls Philips as, "integral in the progression…
“The City of Madison and Dane County will be commemorating and honoring the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his death on April 4th, 2018 with a march and street rededication ceremony. Dr. King’s message of…
The Madison Department of Civil Rights Affirmative Action Division, in concert with City Managers, sponsors paid internships to attract members of Affirmative Action target groups who are engaged in college-level studies compatible with a Public…
This month’s Disability Pride Festival in Madison will feature a new 25-foot ramp, as the result of a partnership between Mobility 101, Disability Pride Madison and three City agencies.
Disability Pride Madison received the opportunity to purchase…
The City of Madison Department of Civil Rights has been chosen to receive this year’s Fair Housing Award from the Wisconsin Fair Housing Network for their work to eliminate discrimination for residents within the city of Madison.
Civil Rights…