Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Title IX Last week, the nation celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark Education Amendments of 1972, which mandate that girls ...

Each Ohio county has a child protective services agency that addresses allegations of child abuse, neglect and dependency. These agencies are charged with investigating the allegations and determining their veracity. Many people do not know their rights when it comes to dealing with these agencies or their employees, and they may mistakenly assume that they have no choices and must do everything the agency ...

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When parents pull into the parking lot of their child’s school in the morning, drop them off, and wave goodbye, they may also be waving goodbye to their child’s future academic and career success. Research shows that when parents limit their involvement in their child’s education to the front door their schools, they also limit the education ...

Stephanie’s Stance Wow! Some black women really need to stop trippin’. That’s the opinion of a young black man in his mid to late thirties let’s call him Jovan. You see, Jovan was at lunch with "a nice looking female co-worker that just happens to be of another race." We’re havin’ a good time, laughing and eating when her demeanor begins to slowly change, he says. He asks her what’s up and she says that the ...

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Working in an industry where he has seen many of his contemporaries lose their battle with AIDS, actor Danny Glover is on a serious mission of spreading awareness about the disease in hopes of challenging minds and saving lives. "I had a friend who died from the complications of AIDS in 1987 and even then when I didn’t know a whole lot about the disease, I would bring him food and do wha ...