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  • Published on May 15, 2026

    Expanded Norfolk Juneteenth Celebration Set for Town Point Park

    Norfolk, VA – Join the community for the Annual Juneteenth Norfolk celebration on Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Town Point Park, located along the scenic Downtown Norfolk Waterfront. This powerful and vibrant festival commemorates Juneteenth …

    Source: Hampton Roads Messenger - Virginia - Pending
  • Published on May 14, 2026

    Festivals, fairs and fun in South Bend area's summer forecast

    May 14, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET The Tribune's Festival Guide offers you a variety of events, festivals and county fairs. Most are family-friendly, but watch for some 21+-only events. There is something for everyone to experience this summer, fall and a few …

    Source: South Bend Tribune - Indiana - Neutral
  • Published on May 11, 2026

    The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart — Amy Goodman Interview

    Taking the opportunity presented by the release of the documentary STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!, which explores the role and workings of independent media in the United States, Pressenza is publishing the full transcript of the interview conducted by Jon …

    Source: Pressenza - Left-wing
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    Teaching religion to St. Augustine students is a daily blessing for Golden Apple teacher, Sister Emmanuella

    The 2026 Golden Apple Award-winning teachers in the Archdiocese of Washington include Sister Emmanuella Ladipo, a Handmaid of the Holy Child Jesus who teaches religion at St. Augustine Catholic School in Washington, D.C. In the photo above, Sister …

    Source: Catholic Standard - Washington D.C. - Center-right
  • Published on Apr 19, 2026

    Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link …

    Source: myMotherLode - California - Pending
  • Published on Apr 18, 2026

    Pope Leo XIV's visit to African church linked to slavery reflects on his own heritage

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link …

    Source: ABC News - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 19, 2026

    Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a centre of African slave trade

    LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with a culture of justice as he opened a poignant day in his African odyssey that will take the American pope to an epicentre of the African slave trade. Leo …

    Source: CP24 - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 19, 2026

    Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

    MUXIMA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 18, 2026

    Pope Leo’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

    The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link hundreds of years ago between …

    Source: WBAL - Maryland - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    LETTER: Pedro Pérez Sarduy to Carlos Moore, 1990

    “I felt proud to be black in a country in revolution with a leader of Iberian ancestry who had launched Operation Carlota, in one of the hardest terrains on the African continent…” Over the past few weeks, the Black Agenda Review has reprinted a series of …

    Source: Black Agenda Report - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 25, 2026

    Church’s slavery legacy in spotlight

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link …

    Source: The Columbian - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 24, 2026

    The Rise and Fall of David Adjaye

    George and Ira Gershwin’s jaunty 1937 song “Nice Work If You Can Get It” begins with this wry observation about the fickleness of renown: The man who lives for only making money Lives a life that isn’t necessarily sunny; Likewise the man who works for fame …

    Source: The New York Review of Books - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 18, 2026

    Pope Leo’s own heritage may be a point of reflection as he visits a church linked to slavery

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on May 1, 2026

    All the Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026

    Clear your calendars: It’s the peak of festival season. The sheer number of celebrations is part of the fabric of Baltimore. Turn one corner and you’ll stumble into fans in town for a lineup of heavy metal bands; go around another and you might find rows …

    Source: The Baltimore Banner - Maryland - Pending
  • Published on Apr 25, 2026

    Accused of Funding Hate Groups, Southern Poverty Law Center Has History of Targeting Christians

    The Southern Poverty Law Center, which built a multimillion-dollar empire by labeling Christian organizations as hate groups, now stands federally indicted for secretly funding the leaders of actual hate groups, including Klansmen and neo-Nazis. A federal …

    Source: The Gateway Pundit - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 23, 2026

    Book of the Week: A journalist’s memoir, part 2

    There are many frustrating passages in journalist Barbara Dreaver’s new memoir Be Brave, but one made me want to put my head in my hands. Dreaver describes standing in the ruins of Nuku’alofa after the riot there in 2006. The air was still smoky. A Tongan …

    Source: Newsroom - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2026

    Book of the Week: Fake news, part 2

    There are many frustrating passages in journalist Barbara Dreaver’s new memoir Be Brave, but one made me want to put my head in my hands. Dreaver describes standing in the ruins of Nuku’alofa after the riot there in 2006. The air was still smoky. A Tongan …

    Source: Newsroom - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 16, 2026

    A Hit Mek: New book traces the full journey of Jamaica’s musical DNA

    The doors to everything culturally embedded in how music defines Jamaica’s identity have been flung wide open by author Rohan Budhai in his 560-page journal on Jamaican music, A Hit Mek. If you thought the chapters on Jamaica’s epic and engaging musical …

    Source: Caribbean National Weekly - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 24, 2026

    Mapping Local News in Charlotte 

    Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. View interactive version here. Executive summary When local news mapping gained prominence a decade ago, the widespread concern was with news deserts. Now that local news—from journalism outlets, civic information …

    Source: Columbia Journalism Review - Center-left

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