The Africa Channel

Whether by design or by accident, US television stations present Africa, when they bother to cover it a tall, as a "dark continent" with little light in it. But with the launch in America in September 2005 of the Africa Channel, a 24-hour cable television station, featuring top quality programming from several African countries, Africa will be seen in a more positive light in the US than ever before. The Africa Channel, which is based in Los Angeles, is the idea of the Zimbabwean-born, California resident, James Makawa. "Africa has been called a 'dark continent' for such a long time," says the 45- year-old Makawa, the CEO of the Africa Channel. "We are trying to shed some light on that incredibly vibrant place in a very, very positive way."

The Africa Channel is currently available in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana and will be launching on Comcast Atlanta, GA on March, 20, 2006. Please contact your television provider to see if your area will be receiving The Africa Channel. By contacting your provider it generates interest in our network and will help get us on the air in your neighborhood.

Viewer Services * The Africa Channel * 11135 Magnolia Blvd., Suite 110 * North Hollywood, CA 91601 * Tel: 818-655-9977 * Fax: 818-655-9944 www.theafricachannel.com

Jostens Homeschool Products

Jostens has everything you need for the homeschool graduate! Check out their diplomas, class rings, caps and gowns and much more at Jostens

Meet My Teachers: Mom & Dad

In Business Week Online's Working Life section, read the Feb 20th article about the "growing number of affluent parents" turning to homeschooling.

Learning To Draw With Thomas Kinkade

Alpha Omega Publication's Drawing Basics is a beginning art course for children by Thomas Kincade. Appropriate for grades 3-8, students learn: line and shape, space and proportion, tone and texture and art history.

The Unschooling Movement

If you missed CNN's report on "The Unschooling Movement" February 16, 2006, click here and check out this brief video clip.

Black History Books at Brown Sugar & Spice

"Our motto is 3-fold:
1. Read out loud to your child everyday.
2. Celebrate Black History all year long.
3. Take time to research your family history.

The books in our collection are specially selected to help you reach the above three goals. So, we hope you enjoy our collection - Books chosen with care and with an eye on the history of people of color."

Online Math Worksheet Generator

The Math Worksheet Site allows you to create an endless supply of math worksheets. The intuitive interface gives you the ability to customize each worksheet to target a student's specific needs. Every worksheet is created when you request it, so they are different every time. The Math Worksheet Site is not a collection of worksheets. It is a web site that creates the worksheets you want when you want them according to the criteria you specify.

This way you can add the practice that your student needs to a curriculum you already like, or you can be freed from the constraints of a workbook or textbook that gives either too much or too little practice if you'd rather direct the studies yourself.

The Math Worksheet Site has a free section where a limited number of types of worksheets are available in HTML format. The subscription area of the site has a much broader range of types of worksheets available in PDF format.

The worksheets are generated on-the-fly on the server. Each worksheet that is created will have a new arrangement of problems, or new problems altogether, depending on the type of worksheet. This ensures that students learn the concept, not simply memorize the order of the answers on the page. Learn more.

Make Learning Spanish Fun with SpanishToys.com

In SpanishToys.com we work very hard to bring you the largest variety of Spanish language Toys, Videos, Spanish Baby Books, Spanish Educational Software, Learn Spanish Products, Spanish Children's Books and Spanish Language Learning Products.

Here you will find a very large inventory of Spanish Barney Videos and Disney Spanish language Videos and Software. Learn Spanish Board Games ( Juegos de Mesa ), Childrens Music and Educational Books, Spanish Educational Software, Spanish videos for Children. Software ( educativo ), Toys in Spanish, Learn Spanish Baby Books, Spanish Educational Products and much more. SpanishToys.com

Black History Programming on the History Channel

Bookmark this page and set the DVR! The History Channel offers a month of programming and educational resources highlighting many aspects of Black History.

When Homeschoolers Grow Up

Parents interested in homeschooling often want to know what will happen to their children when they grow up and have to work for a living. Will employers recognize their homespun high-school diplomas signed by Mom and Dad and the local homeschool association? Will corporate America welcome them as competent "human resources"? Will the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force accept them? All legitimate questions which deserve to be answered.

Well, the answers were recently given by Dr. Brian Ray, director of the National Home Education Research Institute of Salem, Ore. – the authoritative source the media turn to when they want homeschool data. Dr. Ray, himself a homeschooling dad, studied 5,247 home-educated graduates and found that 49 percent were in college and the remaining 51 percent were earning their way in a wide variety of occupations. Over 10 percent were pursuing such prestigious professional careers as doctors, ministers, accountants, nurses, school and college teachers, and the like.

Read the full article at WorldNetDaily.com

Businesses Cater to Homeschool Families: Cottage industry offers services to growing number of homeschoolers

From CNN.com... "Whatever the trigger for opting out of a traditional classroom, there are now myriad services available, including magazines, curriculum planners, tutors and specialized class programs, to help homeschooling families educate their children. Eduventures, a research and consulting firm, estimates that the homeschool market is around $650 million, and has been growing at around 8 percent in the last few years." Read More.

Black History Month on PBS: INDEPENDENT LENS "July '64"

In the summer of 1964, a three-night riot erupted in two predominantly black neighborhoods in downtown Rochester, New York—the culmination of decades of poverty, joblessness and racial discrimination and a significant event in the Civil Rights era. Using archival footage and interviews with those who were present, JULY ’64 explores the genesis and outcome of these three devastating nights. Broadcast premiere Tuesday, February 14, at 10pm EST. Read more and check your local listings here.

In Loving Memory of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Visit The King Center and make an online donation in memory of Mrs. King and hear an audio excerpt from a 1967 interview.