Expedited sainthood sought for 6 African Americans
Baltimore (AP) – The process of recognizing saints in Catholicism is so arduous that it can take generations, even centuries, to complete, but even the …
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People longing for strongman leaders should be careful what they wish for
Here is a brain teaser. But first the scenario: Donald Trump persuaded Georgia elections officials to “find” the 11,780 votes he asked for and several …
Senate Republicans block this generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden meet the challenge?
Across the country, Republican state legislators have been busy imposing new voting restrictions and devising corrupt redistricting schemes to give their party more power than …
I yearn for the future
SHIFT. That’s my new word going forward into a new season; into a new year. I have been out of sorts about world events (the …
Historic Beaufort church gets $250,000 preservation grant
Beaufort, S.C. (AP) – A 158-yearold Beaufort church has been given a $250,000 grant through a national program aimed at preserving historic houses of worship. …
Tennessee city adds statue for Black Civil War soldiers
Franklin, Tenn. (AP) – Four years ago, a deadly white supremacist riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, led pastors in the Tennessee city of Franklin to call …
Blame Biden’s popularity decline on the bad hand he was dealt as he took office
Lengthy media reports have been pointing to the travails of the President whose misfortune it is to have succeeded Donald Trump because of the high …
Ex-President Trump launching a new media company: Truth Social
A company that doesn’t do any business saw its stock soar as much as 400% this week on word it would help launch Donald Trump …
Cybersecurity efforts can protect you and your devices from privacy threats
On September 13, Apple suddenly released an unprecedented, emergency security update after researchers at Citizen Lab discovered that an Israeli spyware group was able to …
Remnants of Black church in Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – The brick foundation of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum …