Dallas didn’t just build influential churches. It helped build a movement that spread far beyond Texas. The region became a national hub for training pastors, pioneering new ways to reach…
A 25-year-old man was knifed to death during a clash inside a Staten Island apartment building, police said Friday. Kycell Terry was stabbed repeatedly in the stomach while inside the…
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn Philadelphia, the Independence Day spectacle will include a bald eagle named Independence at Independence Hall.The eagle, known as Indy, is scheduled to appear at…
Listen to article • 0:00 minFairmount residents are accustomed to annual July Fourth fireworks; it comes with the territory of living near Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where the city stages its…
Listen to article • 0:00 minWhen the people drafting the U.S. founding documents got to work in the mid-1700s, they made unprecedented progress on the ills plaguing the preceding era,…
Using religion as a way to teach literature and history in public schools is begging for trouble, especially when these studies are limited to a single tradition. Texas’ new state…
The civic group, the United States of Kindness, is encouraging Americans to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary with 250 million AOKs — acts of kindness. Its campaign is engaging with…
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, let’s take a moment away from the chaotic headlines we wake up to every morning to reflect on where we’ve been and…
Listen to article • 0:00 minAmerica’s 250th birthday is finally here, and organizations throughout Philadelphia have planned a full itinerary of celebrations for the weekend. For those seeking historical enrichment,…
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn 1852 Frederick Douglass famously asked, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”. Now on the cusp of the nation’s 250th birthday, some…
