Reading For Thanksgiving: Picture Books That Help Explain Religious Freedom
By Chelsea Langston Bombino (ANALYSIS) When we read aloud to young children — ones who cannot yet read for themselves — we are shaping how they learn to look at the world. Charlotte Mason insisted that children must be given living books: Narratives shaped by ideas, not by worksheets or moral shortcuts. As she wrote
From Rivalry to Redemption
Musa Banja, a Gambian writer with significant visual impairment, has released his debut novel titled “From Rivalry to Redemption.” He has faced challenges from a young age, including intense eye pain and loss of vision, but remained committed to his education with support from the Gambia Organisation of the Visually Impaired (GOVI). Banja began writing
Behind My Father’s Heels
The memoir “Behind My Father’s Heels,” Authored by Lamin Darboe, sheds light on the challenges Gambian children face in pursuing quality education. It unveils the harsh realities of the Gambia’s educational system and underscores the urgent need for reform. The narrative tackles broader issues such as poverty, family dynamics, child abuse, a shortage of qualified
Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
By Clara Lincolnhol and Capital News Service Cannabis – pot, weed or recreational marijuana – is legal in 24 states including Michigan, and about 15% of American adults smoke it. Michigan placed fifth in the nation for overall cannabis production in 2022, according to the World Population Review. New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related
Unchecked development threatens Cameroon’s Manyange Na Elombo-Campo marine park
By Leocadia Bongben This story was produced with the support of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network. Returning from the sea one morning in July with his catch, Nerville Eboma Ndomo, 25, is helped by young men and women at the Ebodje makeshift landing station. His wooden boat with a movable engine attached is pulled out of
