New believers should choose a Bible translation that is easy to understand, such as the New International Version (NIV), the New Living Translation (NLT), the English Standard Version (ESV), or the Contemporary English Version (CEV), and read it slowly and meditatively for a year to become familiar with Christ.
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Posted inHealth
Want to Live Longer? Skip the Cream and Sugar
A long-term study found that drinking black coffee was associated with a lower risk of death, while the addition of sugar and saturated fat may negate the benefits.
Posted inOpinion
Legally Written:Â A Modern-Day Green Book for Justice
Justis Connection has launched the first-ever national Black Lawyer Directory, a modern-day “Green Book” for legal empowerment, to connect 1 million Black households with trusted Black attorneys by Juneteenth 2026.
Posted inOpinion
The Big Lie of the Big Beautiful Bill: A Death Sentence Disguised in Patriotism
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is a dangerous and morally reprehensible piece of legislation that targets the most vulnerable members of society, including the poor, seniors, students, and communities of color, and should be rejected by the American people.
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This July 4, the Ultimate Act of Patriotism Is Calling for Reparations Â
A new report by the New Jersey Reparations Council proposes a transformative framework for reparative justice in New Jersey, which could serve as a model for other states, to address the centuries-long impact of slavery and racist policies and practices.
Posted inContests
Can AI Learn What Black Beauty Really Looks Like?
Black Girls Code and The Doux are hosting the Black Beauty AI Challenge, a competition for girls and women aged 13-25 to create AI-generated videos that reflect their own definition of beauty, style, and culture.
Posted inSpiritual
51 Caskets Drive Home the Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill
Moral Monday protesters in Washington, D.C. held a rally with 51 caskets representing 51,000 people who could die in the first year of the Big Beautiful Bill, which would cut healthcare to millions and harm hospitals.
Posted inBusiness
The Fight for Equal Pay: In 2025, Women Are Still Working to Catch Up
Women control an estimated $31.8 trillion of worldwide spending and are increasingly making economic decisions for their families, but despite this, the gender pay gap persists, with women earning an average of 85% of what men earn, and in 2025, women will have to work until July 10 to catch up with men’s earnings from the previous year.
Posted inSocial Justice
Alexander Gumby: A Gay Harlem Revolutionary
Alexander Gumby, a forgotten figure of the Negro Renaissance, was a gay intellectual who established the Gumby Book Studio in Harlem, where he hosted intellectual circles and was a fierce gay revolutionary, and his scrapbooks are now preserved in Butler Library’s rare book room.
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The Worst Bill Ever, and Republicans Want You to “Get Over It”
The recently passed legislation is a stunningly massive transfer of wealth to billionaires, cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, defunds programs for veterans, and reduces SNAP, yet Republicans like Mitch McConnell claim that We The People will “get over it”.
