Source: Dr. Cornel West at “Faith in the Time of Monsters” in Seattle, Washington, Sept. 6. kirsten west savali,dr. cornel west,faith in the time of monsters / Kirsten West Savali The Valley and Mountain United Methodist Church, pastored by Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, had a Faith in the Time of Monsters event last weekend, which was…
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott denounced a media inquiry made by a local journalist who insinuated that a Black city employee was affiliated with a street gang because of the clothing he was wearing. Scott posted screenshots of an email inquiry that the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement received from journalist Gary Collins. Collins…
iONE When it comes to speaking truth to power, few voices are as bold and uncompromising as Dr. Cornel West. A world-renowned philosopher, author, and activist, West has spent decades calling out injustice and offering a prophetic vision for what true freedom and democracy could look like in America. A professor at Union Theological Seminary…
President Donald Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism over how he bungled the investigation into the death of right-wing political pundit and conservative media personality Charlie Kirk at an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. He’s also being roasted online for his apparent cluelessness at the…
Olivia Matthews. (Photo credit: Olivia Matthews Instagram) Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, are seeking information after a mysterious fire claimed the life of a playwright on the rise. The theater world is mourning after an award-winning playwright on the rise was killed in an apartment fire in Smyrna, Georgia, authorities believe was set intentionally. On Wednesday,…
Oprah Winfrey made a small but meaningful purchase when she felt like she truly arrived at her big moment of success. The media mogul had a nostalgic moment of reflection after attending Ralph Lauren’s intimate runway show on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the designer’s Madison Avenue studio in New York City. Back in 1986, when…
Source: Ramsey Cardy / Getty In a passionate and deeply insightful speech, Dr. Cornel West offered a stirring message of hope, justice, and love during Faith in the Time of Monsters, an event that served “as a fundraiser for the ongoing work of the Centre for Faith, Art, and Justice, which launched in 2023. Through…
Source: karandaev / Getty Recently, the president of the United States decided to declare war on Chicago. Now, it’s been a minute since I took 8th-grade civics, but I don’t know if presidents declaring war on things has worked out for them. I mean, we had a war on drugs and a war on poverty,…
A photo of President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt has the public asking questions about what’s changed since her introduction to the White House. It’s no shock these days that people will get nipped, tucked and stuffed to get the body and face they want. But the internet believes Leavitt has done that and…
A Black waitress at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Tennessee said she faced heinous racial harassment during her 10 years on the job from white coworkers and supervisors who were never held accountable for their actions. Roberta Mendez, who started working as a server at a Nashville-area Cracker Barrel in 2015, filed a federal lawsuit…
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