Articles by Aaminah Rasheed

By Stephanie Martin  churchnews.com In a new study that kicks off its “State of the Church 2020” project, Barna Group reveals that U.S. pastors are most concerned about “reaching a younger audience” at the local level and “watered-down gospel teachings” and increased secularization at the national level. For the survey, titled “What’s on the Minds…

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All Signs: This week the two celestial bodies that most affect our energy are changing signs. We’re talking Mars and the Sun. Mars moves into Capricorn, which will boost the energy of the Earth Signs – Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. The Sun will move into Pisces, to boost the energy of the Water Signs —…

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By Emily Wagster ASSOCIATED PRESS  JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered a thorough review of spending in the state Department of Corrections, questioning whether money has been wasted in a prison system that has been plagued by violence and shoddy living conditions for some inmates. “I am, if nothing else, a…

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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A performing arts center at Michigan State University removed a gift shop display featuring dolls depicting prominent Black figures that were hanging from a tree-like rack, said school officials, who added that they will provide racial bias training for workers and volunteers. University spokeswoman Emily Gerkin Guerrant apologized in a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greets supporters at a primary night election rally in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Hunter Woodall And Nicholas Riccardi ASSOCIATED PRESS  New Hampshire Democrats gave Bernie Sanders a win, but also a warning. Sanders’ durability, based both on his 2016…

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By David Klepper ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK — Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online. As the 2016 election showed, social media is increasingly used to amplify false claims and divide Americans over hot-button issues including race and immigration. Researchers…

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ABOVE PHOTO: FILE – In this Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, Roger Stone, a longtime Republican provocateur and former confidant of President Donald Trump, waits in line at the federal court in Washington. A Justice Department official tells the AP that the agency is backing away from its sentencing recommendation of between seven to nine…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Families Being Involved coordinator Angela Case presents volunteer Lillian Jones with award National School Choice Week began in 2011  as a grassroots movement to celebrate and raise awareness about parental school choice for K-12 schools.  The event, held annually during the last week in January, has become a major undertaking with more than 21,000…

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By Hans Kellner  City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health  What is 2019 novel coronavirus? Novel coronavirus is a virus that the world first discovered in December 2019. The first cases were found in China. Because it’s so new, we are still learning as much as we can about this new virus. So far, we…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Auto Show display (Photo : Bill Foster) If you’re in the market for a new car, or even if you’re not, there’s something for everyone at this year’s Philadelphia Auto Show.  By Denise Clay As she stood on the floor of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Marille Thomas of Mt. Airy found herself looking…

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