The Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?
(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.
12 Black faith leaders who shaped America
(RNS) — As we approach our national Independence Day this year, I’m inspired to look at the holiday as a chance to commemorate the past, but, even more importantly, to demand a better future.
‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’
(RNS) — Frederick Douglass’ July 5 speech in 1852 is a still relevant indictment of America’s habit of championing freedom while failing to measure up to democratic ideals on race.
American exceptionalism needs a reboot
(RNS) — As individuals, most Christians readily acknowledge we are sinners. Why is it so hard to admit that our nation has also sinned?
The Supreme Court expands the scope of religious free exercise
(RNS) — And Clarence Thomas gets some company.
Valarie Kaur: ‘Revolutionary love is showing up in the labor for justice’
(RNS) — The filmmaker, lawyer and civil rights activist talks about her debut book, ‘See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.’
The K-pop election
(RNS) — On the eve of the 2020 elections, Gen Z-ers are on the verge of using their digital tools to counteract the political establishment.
The attack on Althea Bernstein is an attack on all people
(RNS) — A Black, Jewish woman is attacked. Of course, it matters.
We need more people with disabilities to get the chance Tafida Raqeeb has
(RNS) — In a culture that values autonomy, faith traditions must speak up for the most vulnerable members of the human family who cannot do so in their own defense.
We can’t cancel ‘white Jesus,’ but we can keep telling our church’s story
(RNS) — Today the Evangelical Covenant Church that commissioned Warner Sallman's portrait of Christ is creating art that reflects the beauty and diversity of God’s Kingdom.
Savor and strategize: The SCOTUS decision to protect DACA
(RNS) — It is moments like this that remind us that change is possible and motivate us to not settle for this partial fix.
Trump's popularity eroding in Utah, especially among women
(RNS) Trump is still likely to win Utah, but given the usual fantastical margins of GOP candidates in this reddest of states, a single-digit lead is a disaster.
Black children in foster care need relief from systemic racism, too
(RNS) — We need to support Black families to keep them together and prevent generation after generation of children from achieving their full potential.