City leaders pledge $250K to development of The Center for Black Excellence and Culture
January 11, 2021 11:18 AM Associated Press
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Rendering of the future Center for Black Excellence and Culture on Madison s south side
MADISON, Wis. City leaders have pledged $250,000 to The Center for Black Excellence and Culture to help with strategy, planning and programming preparations.
The city’s pledge comes a few months after Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced more than $800,000 of the county’s 2021 budget would be put aside to help organizers pursue and purchase land for the center.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said she’s “pleased” that the city will play a role in establishing the new cultural center.