Bus driver shortage causes MCTS to suspend special service routes to summer events in 2021
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on June 14 that it will not be able to offer special summer service to Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair, or lakefront cultural festivals this year due to a shortage of bus drivers. However, festivalgoers and...
New Federal Holiday: Congress to formally recognize Juneteenth as the nation’s “second” Independence Day
The Senate unanimously approved a bill on June 15 that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The bill would lead to Juneteenth becoming the 12th federal holiday. It is expected to easily pass the...
Celebrating Freedom: Why Juneteenth Day commemorates the end of slavery in the United States
Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had...
Jesus doesn’t love me, this I know for the MAGA Christians tells me so
I used to think I was a Christian. I have been a pastor in the local church for twenty-five years, and a believer for most of my life. I have spent decades studying and teaching, working in the church, leading retreats and mission trips, caring for the needs of...
Podcast: Stories of the Black cowboys who found freedom on the high plains after the Civil War
Zaron Burnett III’s dad did not want slavery to be the only image his son had of Black people in American history. Every night he filled Burnett’s dreams with captivating stories of legendary Black cowboys. Despite generations of what White Hollywood selectively...
Why Evangelicals seek to reclaim political power in 2022 to render every election null and void
I’ve been a pastor in the church for over two decades, much of that in predominantly white churches in the American South. I’ve spent countless hours in church staff meetings and men’s Bible studies and youth pastor conferences. I’ve stayed connected on social media...
