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Aug 15, 2024 | 
current.org | Aja Hannah |Mike Janssen
Public broadcasting gained recognition decades ago for breaking down barriers in the presentation of gay issues in mainstream media. In the ’70s, the pioneering docudrama An American Family introduced viewers to a reluctant gay icon. And in 1991, the broadcast of the film Tongues Untied likely exposed many Americans to their first same-sex kiss on TV. More recently, public broadcasting’s controversies over LGBT themes have been limited mainly to children’s shows.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Aja Hannah
LGBTQ+ On a recent Saturday night, it was crowded in Thurst Lounge. Music boomed from two dance floors with separate DJs in the new nightclub on 2204 14th St. NW in Washington, D.C.In December, Thurst opened its doors with co-owners Shaun Mykals and Brandon Burke at the helm.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Aja Hannah
Speakers seek more school choice and solutions to shootings and bullying. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., mothers in coats, gloves, and yellow scarves gathered to demand change in the United States’ current education system. From the rally’s podium, speakers and organizers called for solutions, advocating for schools safe from shootings and bullying, the dismantling of the school-to-prison pipeline, and more options for families when it comes to school choice.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Aja Hannah
News On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., mothers in coats, gloves, and yellow scarves gathered to demand change in the United States’ current education system.
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Dec 25, 2023 | 
thegrio.com | Maiysha Kai |Aja Hannah
Want to make the most of some much-needed downtime this holiday season? Snuggle up with a book or two (hot cocoa optional). If you’re not sure what to dig into, skip browsing the shelves or wasting precious time reading the backs of a thousand books; hop over to #BookTok, where TikTok meets book recommendations — and sometimes, in-depth literary discussions or short summaries of the buzziest titles. BookTok is for nerds, dreamers, romancers, and those in the know.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
thegrio.com | Aja Hannah
Ready to read something eerie for the unearthly season? The best kind of horror hits close to home, rooted in the real. Rivers Solomon’s 2019 novel “The Deep” is the story of the descendants of African women tossed overboard during the Transatlantic slave trade, women who gave birth to water-breathing merpeople.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
thegrio.com | Aja Hannah
Teachers have been coming out of the woodwork, venting on TikTok and Instagram forums about how difficult teaching has become and how many of their students have behavioral or learning issues. Attention spans are down. Kids are acting out. Reading comprehension has suffered. Perhaps your teacher has contacted you about getting your child evaluated for dyslexia, dyscalculia, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, or autism.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
thisiscleveland.com | Aja Hannah |Rebecca Ferlotti
Lovers of art, culture and history rejoice! There’s always something amazing on display when you hit Cleveland’s magnificent museum scene, and this year is no different. Explore historical artifacts from a bygone age or learn about the impending solar eclipse in these exhibits coming through Cleveland Museums in 2023 and 2024.
When gas technology came into popularity, the way light hit fabric was forever changed.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
thegrio.com | Aja Hannah
Like any parent, I want to know my children are hitting their milestones, but I am often overwhelmed and confused by the amount of information sent to me by the school and the school district. I am inundated with notifications about the PTA, the bus routes, the superintendent’s new plan and reminders to update my password on the parent portal. I sift through the emails and texts, trying to decipher what is relevant.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Michele Evermore |Aja Hannah
For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat down with longtime labor journalist Steven Greenhouse. He’s someone who really needs no introduction after spending thirty-one years at the New York Times, eighteen of which he spent covering the labor beat, until 2014. He’s also the author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker and Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor.
