by Kierra Gray | Apr 28, 2016 | Education
WASHINTON–Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock thinks American classrooms need a new soundtrack — one that mixes hip-hop and jazz with Pythagoras’ Theorem and exponential functions. Teachers should be taking advantage of teenagers’ preoccupation with...
by Kierra Gray | Apr 25, 2016 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Activists rallied for the late Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres in the nation’s capital. Cáceres was the founder and general secretary of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, or COPINH. She was killed...
by Kierra Gray | Apr 19, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – Rep. Eliot Engel spoke at an event addressing global Zika epidemic. He called for adequate federal funding to be provided to women to receive the healthcare needed to combat the disease. The event discussed how the epidemic is shaping the sexual and...
by Kierra Gray | Apr 13, 2016 | Demographics
WASHINGTON — Millennials face vastly different challenges financially than their parents and grandparents. With student loan debt surpassing $1 trillion in 2014, financial planning may take a back seat to paying for immediate expenses. Millennials are less likely to...
by Kierra Gray | Apr 5, 2016 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON — A tax on tampons could be nixed under legislation proposed by Washington D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds, chairwoman of the Housing and Community Development Committee. The “Feminine Hygiene and Diapers Sales Tax Exemption Amendment Act of...
