by Craig Nash | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinion
In the 2015 documentary Mavis!, the then-75-year-old Mavis Staples reflected on the question she often gets about retirement. “I’ll stop singing when I have nothing left to say,” she said. “And we all know that ain’t never gonna happen!” Now at 86, her prediction has...
by Kristopher Norris | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinion
Being ethical is not easy. Pop culture does not often explore the deep recesses of moral philosophy, but the popular 2010s sitcom The Good Place ventured to do so. Through four seasons, this show, created by Michael Schur—of The Office and Parks and Recreation fame—...
by Elket Rodriguez | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinion
Estamo’ aquí. (We are here.) That phrase is not only a geographic affirmation. It is a spiritual declaration. It is memory. It is resistance without violence. It is life refusing to disappear. We are here… even though attempts were made to erase us. There were voices...
by Justin Cox | Feb 10, 2026 | Opinion
In the fourth pew on the right, from the pulpit’s perspective, I sat quietly. Afraid to move, afraid to breathe, for the better part of an hour. My attendance in such settings was fickle most of the year. My parents, never the Bible-thumping type, took little issue...
by Sean McKenzie | Feb 10, 2026 | Opinion
I live and work in the heart of MAGA country, among MAGA friends. Amid stories of recent horrors committed by ICE, a conservative friend regularly objects: “Obama deported more people than Trump. Why is the left so mad now?” The first few times I heard this, I argued...
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 9, 2026 | Opinion
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are murdering American citizens. They are carrying out state-sponsored violence. But this is not new to the African American community, which has long labored against it. The community’s history of resistance goes...
