February is Black History Month. It started in February 1926, 99 years ago this month, when Dr....

It happened again. Dr. King's most famous speech, commonly known as "I Have a Dream," was co-opted...

These have been days of dissonance highlighted by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and the...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday was on January 15, and the national holiday in his...

President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest this week after an amazing life of 100 years. The many...

Earlier this week, my wife and I voted in this year's national election. The process of early...

The term "dog whistle" has at least two different meanings. It refers to a kind of whistle used in...

Political conventions are full of speeches by famous people. This week in Chicago, the Democtatic...

Along with many others, I spent much of the last two weeks watching the Olympics in Paris. There...

August 2 is the 100th birthday of the American prophet James Baldwin. In the Biblical tradition, a...

Since the horrific assassination attempt against former President Trump that killed one man and...

This month is the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous and important civil rights...

Our best known and celebrated national holiday is The Fourth of July. On this date each summer, we...

Last week our nation observed Juneteenth. It became our most recent national holiday in 2021. By...

Traditionally June is known as a month for weddings. Yet for much of our nation's history, this...

Our nation recently celebrated Veteran’s Day that honors those who served in various branches of...

This week marked one month since the Hamas terrorist attacks in which around 1400 Israelis were...

Even as the horrific violence escalates in the Israel-Hamas war, voices around the world are...

Ever since the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7, the stories of...

For almost two weeks, news about violence and death in Israel-Palestine has dominated daily media...

I was supposed to be in Israel-Palestine this week. Two days before our group was scheduled to...