Essay: Overturn Dylann Roof’s death sentence – for me, not for him
In an article first published on Religion News Service, Rev SHARON RISHER, whose mother and two cousins were among the nine people murdered by Dylann Roof in a mass shooting at a Charleston church in 2015, writes about why she doesn’t want him to be executed…
Explainer – Carrot or stick? How countries are tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Get a COVID-19 jab in California and you could walk away with a lot more than a sore arm – a $US1.5 million lottery jackpot is up for grabs for residents of the state who get vaccinated. From dollars to donuts, a dizzying array of incentives are being offered by authorities and companies […]
Wow!: In Ohio, Wilberforce University, AME Church school, cancels debt for 2020, 2021 grads
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from the US…
Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest – and long suppressed – moments of racial violence. “Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, […]