Danette Mitchell

1 day ago | thereporter.com | Danette Mitchell

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears on Sunday’s in the print edition of the Vacaville Reporter. “Welcome to the Aphasia Family. We love and appreciate you,” said Jodi Morgan, manager and co-founder of the Brooks Rehabilitation Aphasia Center in Jacksonville, Fla. “You are fabulous.”During my recent visit to my hometown to see my family, my sister invited me to a dinner honoring aphasia patients, in recognition of Aphasia Awareness Month.

1 week ago | thereporter.com | Danette Mitchell

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears on Sundays in the print edition of the Vacaville Reporter. As the commemoration of Juneteenth 2025 concludes this weekend, it’s important to remember that the fight for racial justice and equality continues. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger marched Union soldiers to Galveston, Texas, to inform the Black slaves of their freedom from chattel slavery in the United States.

3 weeks ago | thereporter.com | Danette Mitchell

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears in the Sunday print edition of the Vacaville Reporter. In my last column, I discussed the benefits of attending trade school. This week, I will discuss some key advantages of pursuing the traditional route of either a two-year or four-year college education. Many graduating high school seniors will start their first semester or quarter at a four-year university, community college, or a trade or vocational school in the coming months.

4 weeks ago | thereporter.com | Danette Mitchell

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears in the Sunday print edition of The Reporter. During the graduation season, which typically begins in May or June, high school graduates receive well-deserved praise and valuable words of wisdom that they can successfully use as important tools as they continue their life’s journey. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of them for a job well done.

1 month ago | thereporter.com | Danette Mitchell

At last week’s Vacaville Unified School District board meeting, two Black Americans detailed significant racial incidents and bullying in Vacaville public schools. They highlighted the district’s failure to adequately address these critical issues affecting Black children and children of color. During the public comment, one parent expressed her frustration that her 10-year-old boy has been called the N-word to his face 25 times while at school.