By Dianne Anderson Kids learned to code from scratch over the weekend – specifically with the online collaborative block-based introductory programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab. In other words, they remixed lots of fun new hacks in creative ways. Ray Culberson, executive director of Entrepreneur High School in Highland, ...

By Dianne Anderson Mary Lee had to learn the hard way about IEP services. Her own son is high level autistic, and in the beginning, she knew little or nothing about local available resources to get him through his childhood education, and a productive adulthood. She just had to hunt for it. Today, her son ...

To thank and honor the men and women who have served in our nation’s armed forces, Omnitrans again is offering free bus rides to US military veterans on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11. Veterans just need to show a veteran-status ID when boarding any Omnitrans bus to get a free ride. “We’re pleased to honor ...

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: “Last night, Democrats elected the most diverse group of candidates in our party’s history. Voters across the country sent a loud and clear message that our leaders should represent the diversity of our country. “Michelle Lujan Grisham was elected as the first Latina Democratic governor, while Sylvia ...

We’ve had problems with our website since last Wednesday. While our endorsements have been available in print since Thursday, we are finally able to post them online. Please Vote! Vote by tomorrow Tuesday, November 6, 2018!!   Governor                                    Gavin Newsom Lt. Governor                             Eleni Kounalakis Secy of State                                   Alex Padilla Controller            ...

By Dianne Anderson It’s like an oxymoron — midterm elections are at fever pitch. This year holds the highest voter registrations for midterms that the nation has seen in ages. Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, president of California Young Democrats, said he sees younger voters devoting more time to campaigns, and there is a surge of energy wrapped ...

By Julianne Malveaux At this writing, Megyn Kelly is off the air at NBC. After her horridly vapid statement saying she didn’t see anything wrong with blackface, she apologized the next day and even invited journalist Roland Martin on to take her to school. Roland did a brilliant job in explaining the history of blackface ...

By Charlene Crowell One of the most reliable measures of a community’s economic vitality is convenient access to full-service banking. Regardless of whether a community is urban, suburban or rural, both consumers and local businesses rely on brick and mortar bank branches for a wide array of products and services. New research that measures how ...

By Lauren Victoria Burke Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of October 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland. She was best known for her much celebrated Obie Award-winning play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.” “To our extended family and friends, it is with ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., heralded 2018 as “payback year” for African Americans and other minorities who have suffered on the new presidential administration policies and it that seems Black women are in lock-step with Chavis. Two years into the presidency of ...