A lot is being made of Pope Francis’ statements about the Catholic church needing to stop obsessing over same-sex marriage and abortion and needing to return to the basic messages of Christ’s love and caring for those in need. This is a good message, and it needed to be said to the Catholic leadership by…
I could use some good news today, couldn’t you? Here are some things I saw on the internet that made me very happy. Some of you may have heard of a seven-year-old Tulsa, OK girl who cried after being told by her school that her dreadlocks were against their dress code. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, who…
Some people are uncomfortable talking about race. But race and the history of race relations in America cannot be easily swept under the rug. Blog post by W. Lotus.