Miss. Episcopal bishop is first woman, first Black in the role
REV. DOROTHY SANDERS WELLS: Said she wants people to emphasize their faith in everyday interactions. "If it ends when our time together ends on Sunday …
Iran threat prompted more security at Trump rally
Washington (AP) — A threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before Saturday’s campaign rally, but it was unrelated …
FAMU President Larry Robinson resigns amid controversy
FAMU President Larry Robinson PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. – The capital city was abuzz as the word went out that Florida A&M University …
Civil rights groups protest Miami Beach’s anti-homeless law
Homeless advocates protest city of Miami’s treatment of the unsheltered. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOVEJUSTICE.COM Miami Beach, Fla. – Protesting a Miami Beach ordinance that gives …
Trump shooting is a symptom of how violence has put the nation in deep crisis
Despite President Biden’s calls for ending divi siveness in America, inflammatory rhetoric is in Donald Trump’s political DNA. STOCK PHOTOS People react differently when they …
Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group
Latinos for Trump signs at day four of the 2016 RNC. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Washington (AP) — As he prepares to accept the Republican …
The race for the presidency, good vs. evil, truth vs. falsity, freedom vs. tyranny!
Has America become like the land of Oz? Are we trying to follow the yellow brick road? As we face such national confusion over electoral …
Historically Black town in Cancer Alley divided by planned grain terminal
Robert Taylor in Reserve, Saint John the Baptist Parish, in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. PHOTO COURTESY OF HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Wallace, La. (AP) — Sisters Jo …
Georgia slave descendants fight zoning changes that threaten their homes
Darien, Ga. (AP) — Residents of one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants submitted signatures Tuesday, hoping to force a referendum …
LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on first album in 11 years
"THE FORCE": Short for "frequencies of real creative energy," to be released Sept. 6, “was another challenge,” said the Grammy Award-winner. “Can I create something …