Women brigades against injustice
For over seven decades, I have lived with ovaries, a uterus, and mammary glands, all of which classify me as a female mammal. My conundrum: …
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Even draconian measures are failing to resolve the worsening refugee crisis
MOHAMED HAMALUDIN Around 110 million refugees have fled their countries “due to civil wars, political persecution and human rights violations,” the Associated Press recently reported, …
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa victim, publishes memoir
VIOLA FORD FLETCHER: She has been living prayerfully since a white mob’s 1921 race massacre that she witnessed at age seven laid waste to her …
New shape of the river: The high court, affirmative action and race
STOCK PHOTO When did segregation end? In 1954, in the famous case of Brown v. Board of Education the Supreme Court held that “in the …
Despite recent favorable rulings, the current Supreme Court remains hostile to progressive policies
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued three surprise rulings which could ease voter suppression but much more remains to be done to fully restore the …
March on Washington: At 60, a continuation of King’s work
WASHINGTON (Black PR Wire) – This August, Martin Luther King, III, Arndrea Waters King, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, with fellow Civil Rights Movement veterans …
Catholic and Baptist churches partner for future generations
DIGGING INTO THE PAST: According to community lore, many as 300 souls, including enslaved people and their descendants, are buried at St. Mary of the …
If you thought the battle was over, the Supreme Court reminds us it ain’t!
In a 1983 speech to staff members at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which he headed, Clarence Thomas cited laws that must be appropriately adhered …
Lange, African American nun advances closer to sainthood
MOTHER MARY ELIZABETH LANGE: Among three Black nuns from the U.S. designated by Catholic officials as worthy of consideration for sainthood, including Henriette Delille and …
Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year’s Hajj
COSTS HAVING IMPACT: Demand to carry out Islam’s spiritual trip of a lifetime usually outstrips the supply of pilgrimage spots many times over. PHOTO COURTESY …