Easily obtaining feminine care products in our school was once a challenge. One used to have to keep a stash in a locker, or hastily shove a pad into a pocket from the depths of one’s backpack on the way out of class. The dispensers in restrooms for 25¢ tampons were always empty, and friends and self-reliance...

On March 2, 2019 the memorial service for Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. was held at Howard University. Wofford was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force, a scholar of Gandhi, a personal friend and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr, the Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights during...

When students walk into school bright and early every morning, they may not realize just how much work has gone on behind the scenes to make their day run smoothly. Every day, schools are bustling with much more activity than just students trudging from class to class and teachers giving lectures. With...

Inclusion is more than a word; it is a mindset, an action and a way of life. It is something that everyone deserves but, unfortunately, not all receive. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are often discluded and discriminated against. Approximately 81% of adults with IDD are...

On February 4, Arlington Public Schools (APS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its integration. Stratford Junior High School was the first public school to integrate in Virginia. It had previously been an all-white school until February 2, 1959. On that day, Ronald Deskins, Michael Jones, Lance Newman...