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Longtime Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, has died
Los Angeles Times· 7 hours agoLongtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women...
Who are Kamala Harris’ parents? What to know about Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris
AOL· 9 hours agoVice President Kamala Harris has opened up over the years about how her parents, and especially her mother, influenced and inspired her to pursue her dreams. “My mother was the first person ...
Opinion | Our Solution to the Crisis of Democracy
New York Times· 11 hours agoDaron Acemoglu is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James A. Robinson is a professor at the University of Chicago. Remember...
Bernice Johnson Reagon, Sweet Honey in the Rock vocalist and civil rights activist, dies at 81
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoThe daughter of a Baptist minister, at 16 she studied music at the Georgia HBCU Albany State, in the...
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81
New York Times· 13 hours agoA singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a...
Peaceful protests and activism live up to Olympic ideals
Chicago Sun-Times· 14 hours agoThe Paris Olympic Games begin July 26. The Olympics are always a spectacle of athletic...
What I learned in Buenos Aires 30 years ago
Religion News Service· 16 hours ago(RNS) — Enlightenment? How about endarkenment?
2024 Summer Olympics Events That Are Free To Attend If You’re on a Budget
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance Canada· 17 hours agoFor cities across the world, the Olympics present a once-in-a-generation opportunity to increase...
Assassination and the American Presidency: What History Tells Us
The National Interest· 18 hours agoShockwaves caused by the near-assassination of Donald Trump last Saturday have led to a chorus of...
Clergy argues rise of white Christian nationalism poses threat to democracy
The Raw Story· 19 hours agoOLATHE, Kansas — The Rev. Bobby Love of Second Baptist Church endorsed a campaign Thursday to awaken...