http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/workshop-teaches-digital-skills-sharing-african-american-culture <p>A two-day workshop in Wichita will offer skills on how to email, text, tweet and post on Facebook.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">The workshop is designed to build intergenerational bonds around African-American culture and technology.</span></p> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:32 +0000 Carla Eckels 13654 at http://kmuw.org Workshop Teaches Digital Skills For Sharing African-American Culture http://kmuw.org/post/top-morning-news-30513 <p><em>Lawmakers to consider bill that limits teacher's bargaining rights; Man enters plea in Wichita child exploitation case; Workshop teaches digital skills.</em></p><p><strong>Lawmakers To Take Up Bill That Would Limit Teacher Bargaining</strong></p><p>Kansas legislators are considering major changes in a state law governing contract negotiations between teachers and school districts. The state's largest teacher's union is calling it a "war" on educators.</p><p><a href="http://kmuw.org/post/lawmakers-take-bill-would-limit-teacher-bargaining">More...</a></p> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:18:18 +0000 Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause 13657 at http://kmuw.org Top Morning News 3.05.13 http://kmuw.org/post/lecture-covers-history-black-newspapers-kansas <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dozens took part in a lecture Wednesday on African-American newspapers and communities in Kansas at the Wichita Public Library downtown.</span></p><p>Historian Aleen&nbsp;Ratzlaff, professor of communications at Tabor College in Hillsboro, says Kansas has a rich history of newspapers that were owned and published by African-Americans and targeted to black readers.</p><p>"The emphasis has been on mainstream newspapers, but there were vital publications that were part of the African-American community as well as other ethic communities," he says.</p> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:06:09 +0000 Carla Eckels 12721 at http://kmuw.org Lecture Covers The History Of Black Newspapers In Kansas