Tag Archives: Kaleem Caire

Madison Common Council is majority minority

Posted on April 8, 2021 by David Blaska

Got melanin? Vote for me because I am (pick one): ☑️ Black, ☑️ Hispanic, ☑️ Queer, ☑️ Transgender, ☑️ Disabled. But if you pitched your candidacy that your are 🔲 White you would be called a racist. You would, in fact, be racist. The Werkes longs … Continue reading →

Posted in Madison aldermanic elections 2021, Madison city government, Race, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Kaleem Caire tried to help accused killer of Anisa Scott

Posted on August 19, 2020 by David Blaska

‘I could see this day coming.’ ‘Neither of his parents were responsible enough to care for him.’ Kaleem Caire is former president of Madison Urban League, ran for school board in 2019, and now runs One City Schools, an independent … Continue reading →

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You WILL be doxxed if you disagree with the BLM mural 

Posted on July 21, 2020 by David Blaska

… and fired from your job. Two young black women are painting a Black Lives Matter mural on a boarded-up window on E. Wilson Street Sunday afternoon. White man driving an SUV stops to complain that the mural is, itself, … Continue reading →

Posted in George Floyd riots, identity politics, Race, Uncategorized | Tagged | 66 Comments

Is this the best Madison’s public schools can do?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by David Blaska

‘Cheatham was a failure’ Today’s blog excerpts Kaleem Caire’s social media thread in the wake of his letter, co-signed by other local black leaders, expressing disappointment that Matthew Gutierrez of Texas was chosen as new superintendent of Madison WI schools … Continue reading →

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Kaleem Caire for Madison school superintendent

Posted on October 24, 2019 by David Blaska

Is anyone making more sense for Madison schools than Kaleem Caire? Does anyone have a better track record than Kaleem Caire for not only advocating for minority students but actually doing something about it? Who else has the moral stature, … Continue reading →

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Madison schools go full-on stupid

Posted on October 22, 2019 by David Blaska

The firing of Marlon Anderson, the West high school security guard for schooling a miscreant kid on the hatefulness of the N-word, is what our … acquaintances like to call “a teachable moment.”  Here’s betting the Madison school district flunks … Continue reading →

Posted in identity politics, Madison schools | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments