America’s exceptionalism
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN After nearly two and a half centuries of democracy, this is what the state of national politics has degenerated to: The …
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Blacks have opportunity to break Democratic chains
By BARBARA HOWARD African Americans have been tied to the Democratic Party since slavery, particularly in the South. First, plantation owners owned slaves who …
Methodists elect first openly gay bishop in defiance of injunction
Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – The Western district of the Methodist church has elected an openly gay bishop despite the denomination’s ban on same-sex …
Aspiring nun crowdfunds to pay off $12,000 student loan debt
Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. – An aspiring nun who was told she couldn’t enter a convent until her student loan debt was paid off …
Africa’s biggest city shuts churches, mosques to fight noise
By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Africa’s largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to …
Black Lives Matter, a terrorist organization? Let’s be clear.
By ROMANO A. LOPEZ Semantics is that part of linguistics that has to do with the meaning of words. Etymology is another part of …
Black skin, white words
By LUCIUS GANTT Many people are celebrating the comments made by professional basketball players, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade, about …
Harming Glades communities not the solution to water crisis
By JANET TAYLOR For five generations, my family has called Clewiston home. We love our community, its people and our culture. We also care about …
Prayerful Living women campaign to
By RISHABH R. JAIN and MANISH MEHTA Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP)— Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he …
Global terrorism is impacting America, and who will be next?
President Obama underestimated the threat of ISIS by calling the organization a “jayvee team” during his 2012 election campaign. This was a miscalculation in terms …