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In a year where American history is being celebrated, Philadelphia’s Muslim community will be making some of its own when it commemorates the end of the holy month of Ramadan at Philadelphia. By Denise Clay-Murray Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these days, you know that the United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary…

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By cj It is Women’s History Month, a time for women to be celebrated. It is time to glorify and lift up women everywhere in this city, state, nation and around the world for the work that they do, the sacrifices they make, the love they share and the endless prayers they offer. In fact,…

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Owner Kadjahtou Balde, center, interacts with Tyllah Gorham, at Modify Thrift in Harlem, in the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ulaa Kuziez/RNS via AP) By Ulaa Kuziez associated press/ RNS NEW YORK (RNS) — Kadjahtou Balde has a hard time parting with some of the vintage gems that make it into…

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By cj As African Americans, many of us are descendants of enslaved people — not that enslavement was our original starting point, because it was not. In numerous studies, it has been shown that all humanity originated in Africa, which consisted of centuries-old civilizations. Notions of supremacy and control over other human beings are entirely…

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By cj Wherever you are at this juncture is exactly where you are supposed to be. All along the way, God has placed you exactly where He wants you, throughout the ups and downs, the positive moments and the negative ones, the insightful moments and all those spaces in between. Where we ultimately land depends…

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Enon’s first lady Ellyn Jo Waller, Ph.D., with Rev. Jerome Glover Sr., Associate Pastor of Preservation Community, oversees the conference operations.Photos courtesy of ENON Tabernacle By Constance Garcia-Barrio One could say that the annual “She’s My Sister” anti-human trafficking conference, held this year on January 24 at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, stands as a testament…

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President John F. Kennedy stands with a group of leaders of the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, at the White House. From left are Whitney Young, National Urban League; Martin Luther King Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, American Jewish Congress; Dr. Eugene P. Donnaly,…

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A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe stands inside the St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana) By Rebecca Santana ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service — called a service of ‘Lament and Hope’ — in recognition of the…

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By cj What a day, rising up to greet your life! Thanking God for giving you breath, for being here on this day, being able to read, able to see, and to smell, touch and feel all the goodness of God. 2026 is the year of your new life — a new day with new…

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By cj The calendar pages of 2025 have been flying off its holder and into the trash cans for many of us; the days, weeks, and months have rapidly escaped in the midst of our very eyes. Getting ready for 2026 is key in preparation to receive those things that you are looking for and…

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