Another Voice: Truth and Reconciliation
A few weeks ago, we watched a 60 Minutes segment on the Native American Residential Schools, prompted by the recent discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at a former school…
More than 600 geographic sites across the US will be renamed, replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades
By Sara Smart, (CNN) -- The Department of the Interior is moving forward with removing and replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades across the US, the department…
First United Methodist sets example for reparations with major gift
A congregational representative from First United Methodist Church of Evanston presented a check for $50,000 to Sol Anderson, CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation, for the Reparations Stakeholders Authority of…
Heroic Chief Rabbi of Odessa Rescues 250 Orphans by Traveling on Shabbos
UKRAINE (VINnews) — This past Shabbos, the Chief Rabbi of Odessa heroically rescued 250 orphan children from potential tragedy. Rabbi Shlomo Baksht determined that it was permissible to travel on…
‘Our fates are united’: Syrians rally behind Ukraine after years of Russian torment
Bombed and menaced by an unchecked Putin since 2015, Syrians hope the tide might be finally turning When a Russian air raid in north-western Syria killed 34 Turkish troops, Ankara’s…
After feeding Ukrainian refugees, chef José Andrés warns: ‘We didn’t learn enough from the horrors of the past’
Chef José Andrés had spent nearly all day handing out plates of hot food to hungry Ukrainian children and women who’d fled Russian missile attacks in their country and crossed…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, has blazed trails all her life
Updated February 25, 2022 at 2:51 PM ET President Biden has selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nominee to fill the seat left when Judge Stephen Breyer…
‘We want to keep Ukraine free.’ Why women rise in Ukraine army.
Nadia Babych stands watch at a checkpoint near the town of Zolote in eastern Ukraine – a volatile region locked in conflict with Russia. The front-line trenches lie less than…
Research Mapping Jewish Hiding Places in the Holocaust Wins World’s Largest History Prize
The research by historian Natalia Romik located and mapped 20 sites in Poland and Ukraine where Jews hid during World War II to become one of nine winners of the…
Rep. Boebert’s State of the Union heckle disrespected the president and veterans like me
How disconcerting. How angering. How disappointing. During his first State of the Union address Tuesday, as President Joe Biden spoke about coffins, dead veterans and the passing of his son,…