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Washington National Cathedral Unveils New Racial Justice-Themed Stained Glass Windows

The new windows, "lift up the values of justice and fairness and the ongoing struggle for equality among all God’s great children," said the cathedral's dean.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

September 25, 2023
Entertainment

Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Gayle King Join Michelle Obama’s Book Tour as Moderators

Seven additional dates have also been added to the six-city tour.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

October 5, 2022
Entertainment, It's Lit

Six Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in April 2022

You'll want to bring one of these great books along on your Spring Break trip

By

Angela Johnson

Published

March 31, 2022
News

Poet Elizabeth Alexander Named to Pulitzer Prize Board

Acclaimed poet, author and professor Elizabeth Alexander has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize board. Alexander wrote and delivered her poem “Praise Song for the Day” for President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry American Sublime and a 2016 Pulitzer finalist…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

June 1, 2016