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The first annual Richmond African American Book festival will be on Saturday, April 16 at the Main Street library. When The New York Times set out to investigate how many current authors are people of color, there wasn’t any data to be found. So they created a list of English fiction books published by the five major publishing houses between 1950 and 2018 and three research assistants combed through scores of interviews, biographies, and social media posts to determine race. Of the over 7,000 books in which they were able to confirm the author’s race, Black authors accounted for a...

Screen time can mean a new way of learning with these educational apps for kids on iPhone and iPad. While having open access to technology and the internet can be scary for parents, it can be a beneficial tool when you know where to look! Whether you are getting ready for summer, a homeschool parent, or just want something educational for your kids to play in their downtime, there are also many great educational apps to use for all ages. There are a few things to keep in mind when considering any of these apps. First, you'll want to check...

If your Netflix queue is looking a little stale, you might want to think about the treasure trove of free movies on YouTube for kids. You don’t need a subscription to watch, and even though you’ll have to sit through a few commercials before your movie, don’t let the ads turn you off—with fun flicks like A Turtle’s Tale and Alice in Wonderland to choose from, it’s well worth your time. See our top picks for free movies on YouTube for kids below. photo: Nickelodeon "Good Burger" The big-screen spin-off of Nickelodeon's popular "All That," this fun flick follows the...

This article is adapted from Mark Follman’s new book, Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America (HarperCollins).  When a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School last fall, terrified students and teachers fled for safety or barricaded classroom doors. Within three minutes of arriving at the building, police apprehended the shooter, but not before four students had been fatally shot: ­Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Justin Shilling, and Hana St. Juliana. Six other teens and a teacher were wounded. ­Countless others in Oxford Township, a ­community of 22,000 just north of Detroit, were traumatized. Evidence emerged almost...

Nicholeen Peck, president of Worldwide Organization for Women, raises her hand before giving a public comment in support of SB114 during a Senate Education Committee meeting in the Senate Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. The bill, which did not pass, would have required involving parents on the front end of the curriculum selection process and would allow them to make recommendations to the local board. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Given “emerging parent power” in the nation’s public schools, school districts would be wise to embrace such convictions, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s public...