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  • Published on May 12, 2025

    The heart of Springfield's Muslim community | #1 in a four-part series

    Springfield, Illinois, is home to a resilient and tightly knit Muslim community—one that’s quietly shaped the capital through interfaith outreach and service. An estimated 4.45 million Muslims live in the U.S., yet 40% of Americans have never spoken to one …

    Source: NPR Illinois - Pending
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    As the white smoke dissipates, Leo XIV isn’t exactly Francis 2.0

    Catholics and non-Catholics alike are riding high on emotions over two words: Habemus papam. (We have a pope.) However, once the honeymoon is over and reality sets in, enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV likely will subside as some supporters of the papal concept, …

    Source: Baptist News Global - Center-left
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    How Urban Renewal Harmed Black Communities—And Helped Colleges

    After the legislation passed, ten out of the sixteen universities surveyed expanded, engulfing predominantly Black neighborhoods in the process. The University of Chicago displaced primarily low-income Black families across the city, and for their Hyde- …

    Source: New America - The Thread - Center-left
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    The Voice That Honors: Renee Johnson's Story

    NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES 05.12.2025 If you close your eyes and listen, you might mistake Renee Johnson, administrative support specialist, J-8, for Barbara Howard from “Abbott Elementary” – the same rich, precise diction, exuding both …

    Source: DVIDS - Georgia - Gov't Institution
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    More babies are being admitted to NICUs in the Midwest, according to CDC data brief

    More babies are being admitted to neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, across the country, according to a data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The brief looked at NICU admissions between 2016 and 2023 Generally, infants can …

    Source: WBAA Public Radio - Indiana - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    This is the last thing MAGA wants you to do

    Why are right-wingers so scared of ideas? Are their minds so weak that mere exposure to certain books will infect them with what Elon Musk calls “the woke mind virus”? They don’t want you inoculated against measles, but they’re doing their damnedest to …

    Source: AlterNet - Left-wing
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    Economic gaps persist for Blacks

    click to enlarge PHOTO BY STEVE HINRICHS. Astria Campbell, shown at Springfield’s Comer Cox Park next to her husband, Jerry Brown Sr., said she and her husband, who both grew up in financially struggling families in the Chicago area, are working to provide …

    Source: Illinois Times - Left-wing
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    ‘Tis a Fine Old Conflict:  The Class Struggle Inside the Democratic Party

    Is the Democratic party losing touch with working class voters? It’s hardly a debatable claim anymore. Exit polls from last November’s presidential election reveal that a commanding plurality of voters with incomes under $50,000 – 49%, in fact – voted for …

    Source: CounterPunch - Left-wing
  • Published on May 11, 2025

    New Mental Health Center Honors Late Hampton Sheriff Roberts

    By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Thanks to a financial gift from the estate of the late Hampton Sheriff Billy Joe Roberts, a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new mental health treatment center that honors his memory was held in late …

    Source: New Journal and Guide - Virginia - Left-wing
  • Published on May 11, 2025

    I wanted to know why my mom was so hard on us kids growing up. So I finally asked

    Mother knows best: Bertha Ngumbi with her daughter, Esther, who says, "My dear mother is one of the most hardworking women I can think of." But when she was growing up and her mother told her she should work hard — that wasn't what a playful …

    Source: KIYU - Alaska - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 11, 2025

    Rock Island and Henry County real estate transactions for May 11, 2025

    Quad-Cities housing market report for April 1-30, 2025 This representation is based on data supplied by the RMLS Alliance Regional MLS. Neither the Association nor the RMLS Alliance guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained …

    Source: The Dispatch - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on May 11, 2025

    How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans

    When Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié and their two young daughters lived at 1933 N. Prieur St. in 1900, New Orleans was the queen city of the South, with new electric streetcars and state-of-the-art infrastructure. The streets of their 7th Ward …

    Source: Nola - Louisiana - Neutral
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    John Fetterman finds himself on an island in the Senate: From the Politics Desk

    Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we examine John …

    Source: NBC News - Center-left
  • Published on May 11, 2025

    HABEMUS PAPAM: Leo XIV, the First American-Peruvian Pope with Black Heritage

    May 11, (THEWILL) – Pope Leo XIV signalled where his papacy was headed during his inaugural speech last Thursday, when he said, “We must seek together how to be a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges, dialogue, always open to receive, like this …

    Source: The Will - Neutral
  • Published on May 10, 2025

    Graduating Student Profiles 2025

    As we approach Commencement, YDS is sharing profiles of some of our graduating students. Photos and text by John Curtis. Ellen VanDyke Bell ‘25 M.A.R. When Ellen VanDyke Bell was seven years old, she told her family that she was going to be a lawyer. “I …

    Source: Yale Divinity School - Connecticut - Center-left
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    Redshirt freshman safety shares fraternity lifestyle in Q&A

    Redshirt freshman safety Josh Brown said he has a passion for baseball as he started playing it when he was 8 years old. He said he loves football too but misses baseball every day. (Sia DeyKoontz ) Redshirt freshman safety Josh Brown is preparing for his …

    Source: The Daily Eastern News - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    Gold Dome Report: Georgia Governor Kemp signs 2026 State Budget

    Support Atlanta’s Trusted News Source Support local, independent journalism with The Atlanta Voice and help us keep Atlanta’s stories alive. Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the $37.7 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2026 inside the Georgia …

    Source: The Atlanta Voice - Georgia - Left-wing

  • Local League ‘Inspires Generations’ with a special program April 5

    Local League ‘Inspires Generations’ with a special program April 5 Women who inspire us and how we inspire others will be the focus of an afternoon program presented by the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County. “Together! Inspiring Generations” will …

    Source: Montgomery County News - Texas - Neutral

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