Japan, New Zealand march to mourn Floyd, seek change
Tokyo (AP) – Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the …
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After Floyd death, a reckoning for immigrant store owners
George Floyd was killed after employees at a convenience store owned by a Palestinian American Muslim – with a Muslim prayer space in its basement …
Police officers wash feet of black pastors in N. Carolina
Cary, N.C. (AP) – Police in North Carolina have washed the feet of black religious leaders during a prayer walk that was aimed at ending …
Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
Mitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black lives matter” – a …
Souls urged to take control
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Opa-locka Comm. Joseph L. Kelley, Mayor Matthew Pigatt and the City Commission hosted “Souls Take Control: Our Fight Against COVID-19” for free …
US faith leaders wrestle twin traumas in protests, virus
New York (AP) – American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest …
Charity offers diapers, school supplies to families in need
Addison, Ill. (AP) – Every Tuesday afternoon, families find a lifeline at the Addison Children’s Center. Angelina Perez receives a care package for her three …
Trump sharply criticized by church, diocese bishops
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John’s Church across from …
Honoring Maya Angelou: Remembering the Winston-Salem Memorial Service
On that late Spring morning, a patient crowd glowed warmly in the early North Carolina radiance outside Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel. United worshippers – …
How COVID-19 tore through a black church community in WV
Fairmont, W.Va. (AP) – Members of seven predominantly black Baptist congregations in North Central West Virginia packed a small rural church March 15 with the …