Bryan Epps
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Crafting futures with organizers, storytellers & seed planters. linktr.ee/iv_names
"You ever been somewhere and there's too many American flags? It's a little too much freedom in this space. And it just don't feel right. Like, how many American flags equal one Confederate flag? I don't know what the number is... but there is a number”
The ancient bristlecone pines are nearly 4,860 years old. They sprouted around 2830 BCE, making them older than the oldest parts of the Bible, the Egyptian pyramids, and Stonehenge.
“My love for you has only made me love me more” - Jackie Washington
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Cuba is in the dark w blackouts lasting up to 50 hours. Families without food or cash. And U.S. policy has been the culprit. Read this one. sojo.net/articles/new...
As U.S. Blockade Squeezes Cuba, Christians Push Solidarity Over Sanctions
In between long blackouts, Cuban Christians ask their U.S. counterparts to remember the embargo “isn’t a faraway policy.”
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Pluralism without a practice is a principle without power - Corey D. B. Walker
Belonging is the soil. The democracy is the fruit. - Dr. Zina Jacque
"This is not the time for people to be judged by the color of their skin, the language they speak, or the country from which they come.”
"We want you here": Springfield rallies—and grieves—after SCOTUS clears path to deport Haitians
The city that Trump made infamous stood by its neighbors as the court opened the door to mass expulsions.
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There is a lesson and an opportunity for all Americans in the history of Juneteenth, which is why it's a national holiday.
If women had “kept silent in the church,” there wouldn’t be a church. sojo.net/articles/opi...
What Does the Bible Say About Women in Ministry?
These 10 Bible passages teach a Christian perspective on women preaching and being pastors.
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Don't be the middleman between people's choices and their consequences
While many Christians debated whether queer people belonged, queer communities were actively creating chosen families and strong bonds. My Pride reflection explores ballroom culture, faith, and the lessons the church may have overlooked.
Sojourners@sojo.net · 3mo ago“Stonewall is remembered for being the site of a riot. What I remember about that community is care,” writes @ivnames.bsky.social. sojo.net/articles/opi...
A new exhibit in Washington, D.C. is celebrating positive images of Black fatherhood. www.becauseofthemwecan.com/new-exhibit-...
New Exhibit In D.C. Celebrates Positive Images Of Black Fatherhood – Because of Them We Can
They’re looking to change the narrative around Black men in the media! A new exhibit in Washington, D.C. is celebrating positive images of Black fatherhood,…
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From his apartment in Norway, Tommy Olsen runs a hotline for people trying to reach Greece. In March, the country charged him with smuggling, espionage, and participating in a criminal organization. Prosecutors tried to extradite him. Norway refused.
Human rights defenders want to keep refugees safe. In Greece, that could land you in jail.
Human rights defenders face growing pressure from the government of Greece as they try to support asylum seekers reaching Europe.
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"[Philadelphia's Chinatown is] still a precious place for immigrants. This is a place where I can live and work and play and speak my language." sojo.net/magazine/may...
A Pastor’s Second Call
He wanted to save Philadelphia’s Chinatown — and found himself in the middle of a movement.
sojo.net
RFK Jr.’s department to make it easier to fire career staff
RFK Jr.’s department to make it easier to fire career staff
Managers received notices Friday that job classifications were changing.
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DC, get your grown selves off the sidewalks with these bikes
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has caused an unprecedented disruption in global energy markets, bottlenecking 20 percent of the world’s supply of oil and liquefied natural gas.
The “age of electricity” is upon us
As war in Iran upends fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewables.
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We need death doulas for the current system And birth doulas for the new systems we are creating - Thenmozhi Soundararajan
Fear aims to grow as large as it can be. Take up space, claim it for joy.
Map reveals who identifies as white in Latin America, from 88% in Uruguay to 4% in Guatemala
They told the press to boycott that dinner look how he used them
Moo deng is still charting www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Man fined $300 for entering hippo Moo Deng's pen: Thai zoo
A Thai court has fined a man $300 after he broke into the enclosure of Moo Deng, an endangered baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation, the zoo director said Wednesday.On Wednesday, zoo director Naron...
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