by Collin Carroll | Aug 28, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
WASHINGTON — With the March on Washington anniversary taking center stage in D.C., many of the district’s more obscure protests are getting lost in the din. So protestors are getting creative in order to get Congress’ attention.
by Zongwei Li | Aug 19, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Just in time, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is ready to greet those taking part in the 50th anniversary reenactment of The March on Washington. It was only on Saturday that the last of the scaffolding that had surrounded the statue of the civil...
by Zongwei Li | Aug 15, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The sculptor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial now thinks he can complete the refinish of the statue before leaving U.S. next week, thanks to the National Park Service’s find of a sandblasting material similar to the type preferred by the artist. Two...
by Zongwei Li | Aug 13, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the scaffolding around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be pulled down, the controversial “drum major” quote will be gone and the striations on the statue will be deepened. But a crucial step to...
by Emily Hoerner & Amina Ismail | Jul 25, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Secretary of State John Kerry hosted an Iftar dinner at the State Department Wednesday night as an interfaith celebration of Ramadan. In his remarks Kerry highlighted the need for partnerships across faiths: “partnerships for peace, prosperity, for our people and for...
