By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — According to a report released last week, 3.5 million K-12 public school students were suspended in the 2011-2012 school year – enough to fill every stadium seat in Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLV. And Black children […]
Know Your Worth!
By Heymiss Progress March 6, 2015 Dear Torn: (Follow up to, “But He’s In Love With Me”) Last week I asked that you think about Bell Hooks’ definition of love: “love is a combination of care, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust”. You asked should you work things out with your ex or try […]
First Lady: US Experiencing Food ‘Culture Change’
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press March 6, 2015 First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the annual Building a Healthier Future 2015 summit in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON, D.C. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five […]
Classifieds/Employment: March 6, 2015
EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY, NATURAL RESOURCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATOR (100%) MARATHON COUNTY As a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension, employed with Marathon County, the Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development Educator is an educational leader in teaching, accessing and applying research findings from the fields of […]
Blacks Underrepresented in STEM Classes
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent February 27, 2015 Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights talks about the 2014 Voting Rights Amendment Act at a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Freddie Allen/NNPA) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Many young African Americans will be shut […]