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Pope Francis: Helping Poor And Migrants Is ‘Equally Sacred’ As Fighting Abortion By Carol Kuruvilla Pope Francis issued a scathing rebuke of Catholics who prioritize some church laws and doctrines ― including those condemning abortion ― over fighting for the poor and the oppressed. In an apostolic exhortation released Monday, Francis lamented that some Catholics think of protecting many […]
4 Lessons the Church Can Learn from Black Panther Ryan Duncan Feb 23, 2018 I know what you’re thinking, “What could possibly be said about Black Panther which hasn’t already been said?” Marvel’s latest foray into the Cinematic Universe was easily one of the most anticipated movies of 2018, and since its […]
2 Ministers Are Trying To Revive The Campaign To End Poverty That MLK Started “The time is now — more than ever — for us to have a Poor People’s Campaign.” By Julia Craven He couldn’t stop thinking about them, their wide eyes and the silent hunger that lay behind them. Staring up at the […]
Exploring Racial Bias BY RICH MORIN It’s hard to talk about race. Fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of expressing an unpopular view or simply the fear of offending others can dampen honest conversations about racial attitudes. Accurately measuring racial attitudes faces another formidable obstacle. Psychologists say that biased racial views are sometimes buried deep […]
5 Quick Steps to Improve Your Finances in 2018 By LISA BROWN, CFP® | Brightworth December 27, 2017 kiplinger.com Losing weight and improving one’s finances are almost always at the top of most people’s lists of New Year’s resolutions. It makes sense to look out for your physical and financial health so you can […]
Extensive Data Shows PunishingReach of Racism for Black Boys By EMILY BADGER, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, ADAM PEARCE and KEVIN QUEALY MARCH 19, 2018 Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, according to a sweeping new study that traced […]
‘We Can Be a Better Country If We Know These Stories.’ The Complicated History of African Americans in the Military By LILY ROTHMAN January 31, 2018 There are as many different kinds of war stories as there are people who have been called to fight. There are inspirational war stories, gruesome war stories, sad war stories. […]
Alexa Canady Surgeon, Educator (1950–) In 1981, Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States. Dr. Alexa Canady was born on November 7, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan. While she was in college, a summer program inspired her to pursue a medical career. In 1981, she became the first female African-American neurosurgeon […]
3 Women Scientists Whose Discoveries Were Credited to Men Here’s a look at three women scientists who were trailblazers during a time when men dominated the field of science. Rosalind Franklin Probably the most well-known of these women is Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920 –1958). Franklin was an English chemist whose work led to the discovery of the […]
Irene Morgan Civil Rights Activist (1917–2007) Irene Morgan was a civil rights activist who, a decade prior to Rosa Parks’ landmark case, won her own U.S. Supreme Court Case in ‘Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia,’ which declared interstate transport racial segregation to be unconstitutional. Irene Amos Morgan Kirkaldy (April 9, 1917 – August 10, […]
At the Crossroads of Church and Race The Gateway Church in the Dallas-Forth Worth area is one of the largest churches in the country. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times Campbell Robertson I grew up in a little Baptist church in small-town Alabama. The Baptist part is inherited, like baldness or dimples: Both of my […]
After Two Deaths, HPD Heeds Parents’ Demand for Crossing Guards Denise Fillion, School Crossing Guard Supervisor for the Hartford Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, sent a letter to the Milner School office dated August 22, 2017, informing the school that two crossing guard posts associated with the school would be closing. Fillion cited “low […]
Four States Create Regional Gun Safety Coalition by Christine Stuart | ctnewsjunkie.com HARTFORD, CT — Absent federal action on guns, the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island said they’re going to improve their data sharing in order to limit the number of firearms getting into the wrong hands. “We can’t wait for the […]
Hartford among Five Connecticut Cities Winning Grants in ‘Working Cities Challenge’ Hartford is among five cities in Connecticut to win a competition for grants of $450,000 that will fund programs focused on increasing opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. In addition to Hartford, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will announce Tuesday that Danbury, East Hartford, Middletown and Waterbury […]