by Lloyd Mann | Mar 5, 2026 | Opinion
Much of my life, I have been an immigrant. Born in Oklahoma City, I emigrated at age 6 with my mother and sister to Japan in 1947 to join my father, an Army chaplain, as some of the first civilians to enter Japan after World War II. We were stared at, laughed at and...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Mar 4, 2026 | Opinion
United Methodists (UMC) have taken a stand for justice in many ways throughout the church’s history, from opposing slavery to supporting the labor and Civil Rights movements, as well as the 1980s sanctuary movement for Central American refugees. Methodists have also...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 25, 2026 | Opinion
Malcolm X introduced the concept of the house “negro” and the field “negro ” to white America. During slavocracy, the house “negro” would aid and protect the master’s interests, even to the detriment of those who lived in shacks and did the backbreaking fieldwork....
by Mitch Randall | Feb 13, 2026 | Opinion
Over the course of 24 hours, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show brought tears of joy to my eyes as I experienced love through art. My eyes welled up again the next day—tears of heartbreak, frustration, and anger—as I watched migrants walk into an Immigration and...
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...
