Crossroads Movement: What’s Next for BLM?
A recent viral piece in New York magazine The profiling of the mysterious finances of…
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Meet the black woman considered — and ignored — for four Supreme Court nominations
In 1981, Amalya Kearse became the first black woman to appear on a presidential list…
Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestles with ban on sex offender name changes
By Joe Kelly | Courthouse News MADISON, Wis. (CN) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard…
A moment of learning about racism
The brouhaha over Whoopi Goldberg’s remarks on race and Nazi Germany offers us all a…
Being the 1st: what it’s like to make Supreme Court history | New Policies
By JESSICA GRESKO and COLLEEN LONG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor was nervous…
Supreme Court to hear challenge to use of race in admissions | Venable LLP
On Monday, January 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) announced that…
McClellan: What if Donald Trump had run as a Democrat? | Bill McClellan
Many of my fellow travelers on the left watched with horror-tinged disbelief as our former…
Local coalition sues governor and officials | News
A grassroots organization created by parents and teachers in San Joaquin County has filed a…
“The union and the states have taken no action regarding SC’s orders to give migrant workers a dry ration,” says a plea in SC
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by three prominent civil…
Human rights campaign celebrates progress in LGBTQ+ policies a year after Biden-Harris administration
A day before the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice…
Gilbert Kern Obituary (1932 – 2022) – Findlay, OH
New storiesBy Vincent LucarelliBlade’s personal editorGilbert Richard Kern, Jr., a noted scholar who taught many…
The NAACP Honors the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. | News
On the day named after civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., residents and elected…
A Faith Perspective – Santa Monica Daily Press
Everything we do is tied to what we believe about the world and our place…
Religious freedom extends to the United States | News, Sports, Jobs
“We believe in God,” the national currency, appears on every coin and dollar bill. But…
Call CAIR | IJN
PPerhaps some people were shocked when a head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)…
Lindsay Lloyd – The No’s and the Facts and What They Do to Religion
“In God We Trust”, the national currency, appears on every US dollar bill and coin.…
Obituary of Johanna Crawford (1955 – 2021) – Toledo, OH
Johanna “Johey” Ruth CrawfordJohanna “Johey” Ruth Crawford was born to Carol (Blanchard, Yeager) and Richard…
Readers write: Rebuilding Better Problems, Compassion, Humility and Disbelief, Abortion, Police Presence
A recent online comment inappropriately blamed Democratic Party leaders for the difficulty in passing the…
COMMENT: The rise of religious “no” people | Opinion
LINDSAY LLOYD “In God We Trust”, the national currency, appears on every US dollar bill…
Local employee denied religious exemption from vaccination warrant and risks dismissal
A long-time employee of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a company headquartered in Princeton, was…
Dominant Jewish groups must understand that interfaith dialogue legitimized CAIR
(December 23, 2021 / JNS) Perhaps some people were shocked when a head of the…
Jailed ‘health advocates’ in Iran wanted to sue Supreme Leader over Covid
Two Iranian lawyers and a civil rights activist were part of a group organizing a…
Most courts – including SCOTUS – leave in place vaccination warrants against religious freedom challenges
The United States Supreme Court this week – by a 6 to 3 vote -…
Vaccination mandates for construction companies: accommodations and refusals – Real estate and construction
The current COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented challenges for the construction industry. Over the…
All the outrage over sci-fi restaurant not serving armed police is absurd
Imagine a scenario where you’ve just finished your shift at the power plant and decide…
Hate group wants Supreme Court to allow them to prosecute people who identify them as hate group / LGBTQ nation
The United States Supreme Court buildingPhoto: Shutterstock Religious right-wing group asks Supreme Court to let…
Religious disconnection and political discord
In 1564 – 56 years before the departure of the Mayflower – French pilgrims settled…
Malcolm X’s youngest daughter found dead in Brooklyn – 5Pillars
From left to right: Malcolm X and Malikah Shabazz [Photo: Shutterstock] Malikah Shabazz, one of…
These are the 23 states with little to no protections for LGBTQ people – 24/7 Wall St.
Special report November 26, 2021 9:00 a.m. Progress has been made in improving the civil…
In US Supreme Court Case, the Past Could Be the Future of Abortion | The powerful 790 KFGO
By Lawrence HurleyOXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) – Just months before starting law school in the summer…
In India, democracy is not dead
NOTArendra Modi’s Friday announcement to repeal the three new farm laws is proof that democracy…
Republican celebrations and Democratic anger reveal growing political divide
Like so many others in modern America, Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal on Friday both exposed and…
Unvaccinated Geisinger Employees Sue To Stop Shooting COVID-19 Tests | Coronavirus
A group of 73 Geisinger employees who have received religious exemptions from the healthcare system’s…
How ABBA Became a Beloved Gay Icon: The Surprising Story
Somewhere right now, ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” is playing at an LGBTQ club, bar, or house…
Experts look into religious exemptions | New
TUCSON (KVOA) – While more than 50 percent of the population of the United States…
What is the impact of the latest Iowa law on hospital vaccination mandates?
Businesses are changing their plans after Governor Reynolds signed a bill expanding religious exemptions on…
Nurses leave Aspen hospital after vaccine refusals
The mandate to vaccinate all staff at Aspen Valley Hospital is almost fully respected by…
Reviews | The Supreme Court has a trademark problem. Here is one way to fix it.
Harlan is a hero to many, if not most, constitutional scholars. Justice Thurgood Marshall, the…
Report shows mixed record in court for challenges to vaccination mandates
New York, October 2021: People gather to protest New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for…
CT hospitals see increase in religious exemptions for COVID vaccines
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.orgDr Melisha Cumberland, chief of medicine at Windham Hospital, receives the COVID-19…
The utterly confusing mess of religious exemptions to Biden’s vaccine mandates
President Joe Biden pissed off more than a few feathers earlier this month when he…
The Marines reluctantly let a Sikh officer wear a turban. He says it’s not enough.
“It got pretty routine and there were very few problems. This is what makes the…
Welcome to the new old America of regressive republicans
FILE – In this file photo from Wednesday, Jan.6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump…
‘Midnight Mass:’ horrific tale shows complex relationship between class and religion – People’s World
Hamish Linklater as Father Paul in ‘Midnight Mass’. | Courtesy of Netflix Spoiler-free review Perhaps…
Leaked documents show military plan to grill service members over religious vaccine exemption
Marie Marguerite Olohan Guidelines allegedly developed by military attorneys urged Coast Guard chaplains to grill…
judge rejects nurses’ anti-vaxx lawsuit | Winchester Star
WINCHESTER – Three Winchester Medical Center employees who refused to be vaccinated against the coronavirus…
Ankeny Community School District approves mask mandate
The Ankeny School Board voted to reinstate a mask mandate Tuesday night for all staff,…
Williams: John Shelby Spong’s bold stances helped lay the foundation for Richmond today | Richmond Local News
Meanwhile, his community, social and interfaith outreach and “fresh theology” were “invigorating and popular and…
Group files petition in Texas Supreme Court over Harris County ballot harvest case – Corridor News
Through Bethany blankley | The central square TTexas Agriculture Commissioner Dr Steven Hotze, Chairman of…
Chambersburg Borough Council Approves LGBTQ + Non-Discrimination Order
In a 7-3 vote, Chambersburg Borough Council approved the passage of a non-discrimination ordinance to…
Robert Woodson retires after 40 years of empowering communities
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – When Paul Ryan and Robert Woodson arrived here almost 10 years ago,…
An employee requested a religious exemption from the company’s vaccine mandate – what now? | Weintraub Tobin
For those in the Sacramento area, you may have seen large “Destiny” signs overlooking State…
Denby Fawcett: The invisible cost to taxpayers of vaccine exemptions
No one is forcing anyone to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite what anti-vaccination protesters denounce…