When a hurricane tears through a country, the wind should not be the only thing roaring. The government’s emergency response should be loud, visible, coordinated — a symphony of tents rising, medical units mobilizing, food lines forming, and rescue teams sweeping every corner where fear still sits trembling. But in Black River, St. Elizabeth, residents say the silence was louder […]
LEFT IN THE STORM: Black River Residents Say Jamaica’s Relief Response Failed Them
Developing Story: Major Break in the John Anthony Castro Case
Former GOP presidential candidate and AI Tax founder John Anthony Castro—known nationally for his lawsuit seeking to disqualify Donald Trump under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment—has reported a significant development in his federal appeal.
Allegations of Racial Disparities and Neglect at Riverview Medical Center
A Black patient is raising serious concerns about his recent hospitalization at Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, alleging that he experienced inadequate care, premature discharge, poor communication, and treatment that left him feeling marginalized and medically unsafe. The patient, admitted after collapsing on a tennis court, reports that in six days of hospitalization, he was […]
Fear Not 2.O — The Church When the Nation Become Idolatrous (part 2)
When someone talks about moving abroad to get away from Trump’s America, I think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was studying at Union Seminary in New York City in 1930-31, and could have remained in the U.S. In fact, Union professors and other church leaders implored him to stay. But he knew he needed to return because ofthe gathering storm in […]
The Justice Paradox: Asking Power to Follow Its Own Rules
Journalists just asked Pam Bondi of The Justice Dept whether she intends to follow the law. Imagine that— the nation pausing to wonder whether the Attorney General,the very steward of justice,the keeper of statutes and truth,will honor the rules she’s sworn to defend. It’s almost poetic…if it weren’t so painfully absurd. Well, the pragmatist would say, the law is not […]
Fear Not 2.0 — The Uplift of Fellow Travelers
Last Tuesday was a good day for those opposing this Administration – people who cannot stomach MAGA policies, actions and goals… neighbors who reject President Trump’s leadership team and methods. The election made something important visible: it turns out we are not alone (even though this stretch of political history often leave us feeling we are). In the face of […]
The Crosswalk Incident: A Moment Between Life and Grace by Renaldo McKenzie
On Wednesday, I walked across the street toward the polling station, thinking about the day ahead — nothing special, just another civic duty to be done before work… Then it happened…