Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are three of the most famous and commonly invoked leaders for civil rights and Black liberation. But where did they come from?
‘Christian nationalists’ accused of violating law in Georgia elections
The evening began with music performed by a choir of unmasked singers. Then Byron Foxx, an evangelist with the bellowing voice of a southern preacher, took the stage and presided over what he called a “God and country” meeting.
Joanne Rogers, widow of ‘Mr. Rogers,’ dead at age 92
Joanne Rogers, the widow of the star of the children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died at the age of 92 on Thursday (Jan. 14).
Israel hopes to vaccinate Holocaust survivors to save and repay ‘treasured’ population
An Israeli government initiative to help vaccinate Holocaust survivors worldwide against COVID-19 is drawing praise for its intentions, but also skepticism.
Conspiracy theories and the ‘American Madness’ that gripped the Capitol
Tea Krulos was introduced to conspiracy theories on TV shows like “The X-Files,” popular in the 1990s.
Anti-Semitism seen in Capitol insurrection raises alarms
As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week clamoring to overturn the result of November’s presidential election, photographs captured a man in the crowd wearing a shirt emblazoned with “Camp Auschwitz,” a reference to…
Most Evangelical Trump Voters Didn’t Turn on Mike Pence
At a farewell gathering last Friday, outgoing Vice President Mike Pence recalled the Bible reference his chief of staff texted him after he certified Joe Biden’s victory, The Washington Post reported. It was 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought the good fight,…
What four strangers of different faiths learned while living together during a pandemic
Nearly a year ago, four young people of different faiths — Baha’i, Christianity, Islam and Judaism — moved into a Los Angeles home as part of a new interfaith experiment known as the Abrahamic House.
In waning days of Trump presidency, Department of Health and Human Services undercuts religious liberty protections in new final rule
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule in the last days of the Trump presidency, seeking to shield religious organizations receiving government funds from nondiscrimination requirements. The rule specifically carves out an exemption for adoption…