Sunday Topic: Why are there Black Churches and White Churches in America?

By Robert A. Vella Fifty-six years ago, as a Catholic schoolboy attending Sunday Mass, I remember our priest preaching that Continue reading →

Tuesday Catch-up: A warning to racial injustice protesters

By Robert A. Vella Recurring back ailments are limiting my blogging activities, but here’s a news catch-up post for this Continue reading →

Change is happening in America and around the World: What’s driving it, and who is resisting it

By Robert A. Vella Today we’ll examine a lot of evidence indicating that fundamental change is happening in America and Continue reading →

Weekend Roundup: Suspicious fires, a sword attack, Lost Cause memorial, court rulings, and Trump attacks

By Robert A. Vella Suspicious fires From:  ‘Suspicious’ fires destroy three black churches in 10 days in Louisiana parish LAFAYETTE, Continue reading →

Homework assignment asks students to list positive aspects of slavery

A Texas charter school is apologizing after a teacher gave an assignment to an eighth grade American History class, asking Continue reading →

Students Don’t Know Slavery Was a Central Cause of the Civil War, Report Shows

When it comes to the history of slavery in the U.S., the central role it played in shaping the country Continue reading →

Taboo topics, and why we can’t discuss UFOs

By Robert A. Vella When the news broke recently about a secret U.S. Department of Defense project to study UFOs, Continue reading →

40 million slaves in the world, finds new report

More than 40 million people were estimated to be victims of modern slavery in 2016 — and one in four Continue reading →