The Economist explains: How Barack Obama has reformed America’s prisons
WHEN Barack Obama took office seven years ago, many wondered whether the first black president would pursue an agenda that brought particular attention to racial inequality. A year later, the New York...
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A watched pot never boils
A watched pot never boils Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. Psalm 33:12 (NASB) By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Before you finish reading this,...
View ArticleSatanic Temple Protests Pseudoscientific Therapies for Satanic Abuse and...
If you happened to walk past San Francisco’s Parc 55 hotel this past weekend, you… See original: Satanic Temple Protests Pseudoscientific Therapies for Satanic Abuse and Witchcraft
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Former Detroit Gang Member Now a Gang Peacemaker
Ray Winans, once affectionately known as “Killer Ray,” is helping reduce gun violence in Detroit — one gang member at a time. The 37-year-old former gang member is an unconventional activist who...
View ArticleWhite People Dying Younger Because of…Moral Turpitude? Give Us a Break
The chattering classes are all agog to learn from two Princeton economists that white working-class America… Originally posted here: White People Dying Younger Because of…Moral Turpitude? Give Us a...
View ArticleWhy The Church Can’t Stop Gun Violence
Last night, as news of the shootings in San Bernardino was being digested, the Twitterverse… View the original here: Why The Church Can’t Stop Gun Violence
View ArticleCompeting Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism...
Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT…. Read the article: Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to...
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Obama Admin Gives Positive Status Report for ACA at Annual NNPA Convention
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the nation has seen the largest reduction in the uninsured in four decades, with more than 16 million uninsured individuals gaining coverage. For...
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Is A Massive Change Coming to Love & Hip Hop Atlanta?
The end may be near for Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. A recent report says that the show’s producers are sick of all the baggage the stars have been carrying recently, and are planning to cut them loose...
View ArticleThe Sacred Myths of My People: A 4th of July Reflection
I recently had the great pleasure of visiting Washington, DC with my tween. With its… More here – The Sacred Myths of My People: A 4th of July Reflection
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Obama Reacts to Fatal Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
President Barack Obama took to Facebook to discuss the recent officer-involved shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn. In the post, the president...
View ArticleThe 21st Century’s “Fierce Urgency of Now”
Civilization rest on a rule of law. This requires citizenry respect for the law. 12 years ago,then Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s said in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston that...
View ArticleBahamas issues rare US travel advisory
Bahamas issues US travel advisory over racial tensions 9 July 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Image copyright FACEBOOK Image caption Tensions have intensified in the US following...
View ArticleYale Clings to Racist Legacy… And Cash. Lots of Cash.
God and Mammon at Yale. Excerpt from: Yale Clings to Racist Legacy… And Cash. Lots of Cash.
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Two Conversations— Black Lives Matter
By Brenda H. Andrews, Publisher, New Journal and GuideIt is not possible to talk and hear others at the same time. Yet, that seems to be part of the problem we are having in America when it comes to...
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Celeb Pics Of The Week 7/17-7/23: Gabrielle Union Jets Off To China; Kim...
Check out what some of your faves were up to this week. Original article: Celeb Pics Of The Week 7/17-7/23: Gabrielle Union Jets Off To China; Kim Kardashian Parties In Las Vegas & More
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Angry people.
I wonder what the rest of us did to make the deplorables so angry. I mean they are an angry bunch. If you are brave enough to go to one of their rallies you will see what I am talking about. I must...
View ArticleInside InterVarsity’s Purge: Trauma and Termination at the Premier...
One of the nation’s largest campus ministries has demanded that its LGBT-affirming staff quit by November 11th. Continue at source: Inside InterVarsity’s Purge: Trauma and Termination at the Premier...
View ArticleToward a Richer Ethical Discourse in Trumplandia: A Response to Harper’s...
The path to social democracy in the American context runs through American religion, not around it. View original: Toward a Richer Ethical Discourse in Trumplandia: A Response to Harper’s “Trump: A...
View ArticleRevisiting Philip Roth’s 2004 Novel that Predicted the Trump Election
It’s difficult to think of a better example of the rigorous, imaginative work that will be necessary to prepare for a Trump presidency. Link: Revisiting Philip Roth’s 2004 Novel that Predicted the...
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