The New Southern Baptist President Wants to End Abuse in the Church While Sticking to Tradition
Mother Jones illustration; dwleindecker/Getty Images; Sean_Warren/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Southern Baptist Convention elected a new leader Tuesday in Dallas amid an unprecedented conversation about gender. J.D. Greear, the pastor at The Summit, a North Carolina-based Baptist megachurch, won 69 percent of the vote at the Baptists’ annual conference.…
For Black Lives Activists, Engaging in Trump’s Pardon Politics Feels Like a Deal With the Devil
Trump granted clemency to Alice Marie Johnson (left, with daughter) after hearing a personal plea from Kim Kardashian West. Adrian Sainz Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last Wednesday, Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother who served more than 20 years of a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense,…
Most of the Philadelphia Eagles Said They Wouldn’t Go to the White House. So Trump Disinvited the Whole Team.
Olivier Douliery / Pool via CNP/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, President Donald Trump called off the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ visit to the White House, saying in a statement that players and team officials “disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for…
Driving While Black Has Gotten Even Worse
A protest in April after the controversial arrest of two black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia.Bastiaan Slabbers / ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. There is a stark new statistic out from the office of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley: In 2017, black drivers in the state were 85…
Stacey Abrams Just Made History
Stacey AbramsAP Images/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Stacey Abrams became the Democratic nominee in Georgia’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday night, squarely beating rival Stacey Evans with an early and significant lead. Now, after a tough and racially charged primary, Abrams will likely face off this November against Lt. Gov. Casey…
The Republican Primary in Georgia Is Taking Racism to a Whole New Level
“Criminal illegal aliens are spreading across the country,” warns Georgia Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) in a recent ad.Casey Cagle/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia has devolved in recent weeks into a chest-thumping argument over which candidate hates undocumented immigrants the most. In their…