All posts tagged "experiences"

Embracing Home Visits: Honoring Parents and Strengthening Communities

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This might look like encouraging positive parenting practices or helping parents develop their children’s early math and reading skills. Home visitors can also...

EdChoice Empowers Families to Choose the Best Schooling Environment

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On the first day of the conference, Emory Edwards, EdChoice's Vice President of Outreach, asked the influencers, who had backgrounds in journalism, media,...

COMMENTARY: There They Go Again – Gut or Shutdown DEI Initiatives

CINCINNATI HERALD — Erasure of African American and Native American history justifies the opposition to DEI initiatives. It denies the need to correct the imbalance resulting...

OP-ED: Remembering Our Past…Redefining Our Present…Reaffirming Our Future: “The Teaching Our Own History” Task Force

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have launched a statewide task force in conjunction with the Florida General Baptist Convention, Inc., Reverend Dr. Carl Johnson, President, to demand...

What Happened to Journalism’s Racial Reckoning?

Former Marin City Black Panther Party Members Reminisce on Beginnings at Panel Discussion

Marin City community members Charles Huff, Terri Green, and Walter Turner, who are also former members of the Black Panther Party, spoke of their experiences at...

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month: California’s Latinos Reflect on Experiences, Accomplishments

 “We are still living in a time and place where we need to make sure we elevate the experiences of Latinos,” said Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland),...

Generation Z Sparking the ‘Great Resignation’ as Employers Realize Shortages

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A few factors are driving the Great Resignation, but one that stands out is that most workplaces simply aren’t doing as much as...

New California Law Considers “Full Context” of Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Lives

Economic justice is a near-immediate, tangible solution to improve life for criminalized survivors of domestic violence. Many survivors hail from predominantly Black and Brown communities, which...

MLK Jr. Freedom Center Youth Leaders Embark on 29th Summer Civic Engagement Tour 

They will visit in 40 cities, towns, sovereign Indian Nations and cultural/historic sites to meet with elected officials, civil rights leaders, judges, tribal leaders, labor, cultural...

Higher Ground, Spikeview Team Up to Help Youth Get Head Start in Life

“Ours is an important mission in the development for youth. Kids are learning skills and becoming better members of their community. And our partnering with spikeview...

OP-ED: Remembering Dr. Dorothy Irene Height

NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, Dorothy Height’s quiet power brought wisdom and a social worker’s perspective...