by Rodrigo Serrao | Jul 10, 2020 | Opinion, Top Feature
I never really understood the intricacies of race, ethnicity and Christianity until I began to study sociology, and more specifically how race and racism work, in Brazil and the United States. When I came to study theology in the U.S. many years ago, the two schools I...
by Keith Felton | Jul 10, 2020 | General, Opinion, Secondary Feature
Many have been rightly focusing on racism that prompts police brutality of people of color following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks. A social media post grabbed my attention recently: “If racists are kneeling on necks in...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 9, 2020 | Opinion
I’m not anyone’s mascot. As a citizen of the Muscogee Creek tribe, there are some factors I would like for readers to consider, especially those still arguing that naming sports teams after Native Americans is somehow not demeaning or dehumanizing. Before...
by Christopher Schilling | Jul 9, 2020 | Opinion
The rolling hills and lush green fields of western Pennsylvania, along with a great multitude of wonderful neighbors nearby, shaped my upbringing. One thing I did not experience was diversity in terms of having neighbors, friends and classmates who were people of...
by Tony Cartledge | Jul 8, 2020 | Opinion
The letter came in a business-sized envelope, but it was hand addressed in bold print with a complete return address and an honest-to-God stamp. How often does that happen? I noted the Raleigh postmark but didn’t recognize the sender’s name, so I opened it with some...
by Jack Moline | Jul 8, 2020 | Opinion
It is impossible to overestimate the impact of a traumatic experience on any individual or group. In my experience – with myself and with others – the injury that occurs when an assault takes place on body or mind has lasting and unpredictable aftereffects. I offer an...
