This will prove to be quite a family saga. Esau and Jacob were in the womb at Rebekah’s same time. The birthright was the object of Jacob’s desire. Why? Because there were elements of superior recognition and fame, the benefits alone gave reason for the birthright to be desired.
Over the past couple of years, I learned that several of my colleagues and friends were able to experience sabbaticals. What caught me by surprise when I heard this news was whenever I heard about sabbaticals, it was connected to the academic world. I did not know those of us in the nonprofit world should consider this philosophy.
No one can miss or mistake the deep and insistent anxiety, apprehension and righteous anger that precede and mark this coming presidential election. For its result will define the course and content of the conditions of life and struggle in this country for years to come and have a definite effect on the well-being of the world.
For far too long, the people of Los Angeles County have lived with a system of government that doesn’t reflect who we are or serve the needs of all our communities. Measure G is our opportunity to change that—to build a County government that is not only more accountable but also more representative of the diverse voices that make up this great region.
Tamar, who had been violently raped by her brother, is now experiencing the results of this violation. She was running down the street screaming and crying along the way, putting her hand on her head, throwing dust on her head, with her beautiful torn robe. All these emotions indicated the depth of her grief.
When we are trying to get somewhere it is important that we not only have the right plan and directions, but it is equally important that we have the right vehicle. Every mode of transportation is not necessarily the right vessel to get you where you want to go. This is true not only geographically, but also in life.
Isn’t it interesting that Black men are never on the media radar of America unless we’re bringing them joy, entertainment, sex or profit, other than that, their major focus is to always dehumanize and marginalized us. Now we see America doing all she can to larceny Black men against our sister VP Kamala Harris and by extension doing all they can to optimize the number of Black male chain huggers.
I first entered the criminal justice system as a young adult. I grew up with complex trauma but without resources to process it, so I turned to substances to cope. This led to years of cycling in and out of jail, worsened by abusive relationships. My relationships with my children suffered, and the support I needed to leave the system for good felt entirely out of reach. In 2020, I hit rock bottom. Facing a possible 25-year prison sentence, I was offered an alternative: the Alcoholism Center for Women. Through six months of in-patient care and 12 months of outpatient
Representing often-overlooked communities is no easy task, especially when new technologies, infrastructure, and opportunities meant to move California toward a clean energy future are in diverse and historically under-resourced communities.
What happens when you and a close friend find yourselves on opposite sides of the ballot? Does it mean the end of a friendship?
She was 15 years old and exceptionally beautiful to look upon. You might say her beauty was a fatal flaw (if I may call it a flaw); the daughter of King David. That alone carried with it great prestige.
According to Google, the color purple is generally associated with royalty, luxury, nobility, and power. Purple has also been associated with dignity, grandeur, independence, pride, and peace. Some even associate it with power.
Although clearly the Million Man March was the central event on October 16, 1995, it is important that we remember and always pay rightful homage to its parallel support project, the Day of Absence. Indeed, the Mission Statement is titled “The Million Man March/Day of Absence Mission Statement.”
Did anyone other than me read the article or hear on the news a story about this group of crazy white boys getting arrested? You may not have heard anything about it because the L.A. Times sold the story in the softest way possible.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. It is even more common as men age. It affects almost 1 in every 8 adult men.