Opal Lee, an educator and activist known as “the grandmother of Juneteenth,” is a board member of Unity Unlimited. DeForest “Buster” Soaries is pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, N.J., and a board member of the Stand Together Foundation. They are co-chairs of the Heal America movement, which is launching the “Summer of Healing” on June 19.
Juneteenth is more than a holiday. It is not just a commemoration of the end of slavery. Read More...
Wisdom and knowledge, both recurring themes in the Bible, are related but not synonymous. The dictionary defines wisdom as “the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting.” Knowledge, on the other hand, is “information gained through experience, reasoning, or acquaintance.” Knowledge can exist without wisdom, but not the other way around. One can be knowledgeable without being wise. Knowledge is knowing how to use a gun; wisdom is knowing when to use it and when to keep it holstered. Read More...
Explore More Democrats in the Missouri State House had a meltdown this week over an effort by Republicans to clarify the chamber’s dress code.
GOP state Rep. Ann Kelley proposed a tweak to the chamber’s existing dress code that required women wear blazers with dresses, skirts, or slacks, and dress shoes or boots — making cardigans now an acceptable jacket.
“All we’re trying to do today is to take the same rules that we have and make them more clear,” Rep. Read More...