by Wendell Griffen | Apr 28, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Harry Belafonte died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the full age of 96 years in his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City, reportedly (according to his longtime spokesperson, Ken Sunshine) due to congestive heart failure. As befitting someone of...
by Robert Callahan | Feb 1, 2023 | Opinion
There is a great irony in being a Christian these days. While we have been taught to confess our trespasses against God and neighbor in the context of repenting of our sins, we seem incapable of admitting our trespasses against the same in any other societal context....
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 13, 2023 | Opinion
There is a reason why Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday sticks out each year. Long before all the states finally agreed to make it a national holiday, King’s work and witness was celebrated because he was a “transformed nonconformist.” King didn’t simply talk about...
by Wendell Griffen | Jan 11, 2023 | Opinion
Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. He was born 39 years earlier, on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Between those dates, King was a son, brother, schoolmate, student, moral philosopher, husband, father, activist, pastor...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 9, 2023 | Opinion
America has a long history of attacking itself. Not a new problem, Jesus spoke of a kingdom divided against itself. The final report from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been released after an 18-month investigation into former...
