The Southwest Florida-based Americana, folk, rock and bluegrass group Reckless Saints is back in studio to perform live ahead of their concert Jan. 4 through the Americana Community Music Association at All Faiths Unitarian Congregation in Fort Myers. We’ll hear from Reckless Saints founding members Roy Schneider (vocals, guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, percussion) and Kim Mayfield (vocals, piano, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, percussion) about their music, songwriting styles and life on the road. We’ll also hear them perform music from their 2018 album “ Reckless Saints ” as well as some new original songs! Read more »

According to data from the U.S. Department of Education , schools suspended 2.7 million students in 2015-16, and black boys made up 25% of that number, and black girls 14%, even though they together are only about 15% of all students. Similarly, 31% of students who were arrested or referred to police were black . And data shows these racial disparities in discipline are growing in American public schools. Read more »

The prevalence of plastics throughout our environment should come as no surprise to anyone by now. Researchers continue to find it in remote places on our planet, including in the deepest parts of the oceans , and in Arctic snow . Now, there’s a new campaign at Florida Gulf Coast University – kicked off by a student – that’s trying to get students to stop throwing glitter into the air in their graduation photo shoots, a practice that’s become increasingly common in recent years. Read more »