Leaders increase security after vandalism reports at Texas, California mosques
REBUILDING TRUST: In Texas, a gathering at Nueces brought together neighbors and others, including Christians and Jews, to paint over the vandalism, clean up the …
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A mother’s plea: The urgent need for productive conversations about gun violence
When I bought my 14-year-old son a crisp, navy suit with a yellow bowtie for his upcoming spring formal, I never imagined that I’d have …
Racism, not humor, seen in name, operation of Everglades migrant holding pen
PROFES SOR MARVIN DUNN: “The term ‘gator bait’ never left the lexicon, par ticularly in the South." PHOTO COURTESY OF X.COM At the recent opening …
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosts Florida Youth Summit
GROUP ACTIVITY: FYILS participants engaging in mediated team building. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Orlando – The Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters, …
US dietary guidelines have made us ill
Our nation’s top health officials are sounding the alarm on federal nutrition policy. They’re right to be concerned. Rates of diet-related diseases — including obesity, …
After 249 years of the republic, some still want to see them ‘barefoot and pregnant’
Victoria Woodhull PHOTO COURTESY OF WOMENSHISTORY.ORG Because the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee women the same rights as men, the best way to rectify that …
IRS’ surprise move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders, legal experts divided
PRAISES TO THE IRS? White evangelicals and Black Protestants were a little more divided on the matter, with about one-third in each group favoring political …
Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist docs found in archive
"A RESOLUTION AND PROTEST AGAINST SLAVERY": The Rev. Kenneth Young – whose predominantly Black Calvary Baptist Church in Haverhill, Mass., was created by freed Blacks …
Waters will not drown the American spirit
Heavy flooding near Hunt, Texas, on July 4, 2025 PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA On the Fourth of July, Donald Trump signed his “megabill.” The law …
Meet the men who became Catholic priests in Virginia
REV. RICKY MALEBRANCHE: The son of Haitian immigrants joins a small group of Black American priests who are less than 1% of U.S. priests. Black …