On school safety, Maryland school board candidates push for officers, mental health services

The school safety problem is a national one. Violent incidents increased 49% in the nation’s schools the 2023-2024 school year, according to the Educator’s School Safety Network.

From D.C. to Dakar, basketball connections stretch over the Atlantic

KIGALI, Rwanda – On June 1, African basketball fans packed DK Arena in Rwanda’s capital city to witness the apex of the sport on their continent.  It was the championship game of the Basketball Africa League, a league established by…

On child care, a fitful search for local solutions to a national problem

America’s child care shortage extends far beyond Maryland, the overall condition of child care in the U.S. being described as a “dumpster fire”.

African basketball’s changing of the guard

SALY, Senegal – Joel Embiid, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo. These are the elite African professional basketball players that National Basketball Association fans have known over the decades, towering big men who dominate the low post on both ends of the…

Five things to know about the Basketball Africa League

The Basketball Africa League started in 2021 and has become the premier continental basketball league in Africa. From how to qualify for the finals to a women’s program to promote female success in the sports industry, here are five things…