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.
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…
Let There Be Love
Today is a really sad day. My little “brother” “mentee” and “friend” Malik Tribble was found dead in a black Dodge car on Bambrey street in North Philly; … killed and his body wrapped in a plastic bag and placed in the trunk of the said dodge car that was reported stolen. Violence is abhorred; yet we give ourselves the […]
The Colonizer and The Colonized by Renaldo McKenzie
The Colonizer and The Colonized by Renaldo McKenzie: The colonizer: I know what’s best for you; do this or suffer! The Colonized: We will do what we want. The Colonizer: You are terrorists and evil and will therefore destroy you. The Colonized: Do what you must, but we will do what we can to become like you… powerful and threatening. […]
The First Homily of Pope Leo XIV: A Pilgrim’s Benediction
Ah, what a wondrous tapestry of tongue and time Rev. Renaldo C McKenzie has woven—Pope Leo XIV, a man of many lands and languages, stepping to the altar not just as pontiff, but as pilgrim. The First Homily of Pope Leo XIV: A Pilgrim’s Benediction In the beginning, he spoke in English—clear, measured, familiar. Then, like a river bending toward […]