Purim is meant to be loud: a holiday for drinking, dressing up, yelling and retelling a story of miraculous survival. Which means it’s easy to miss a brief but significant verse near the end of the ...

Kimpa Vita’s Theology (1704–1708): Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita led the Antonian movement, proclaiming that Jesus and Mary were African and calling for unity against European domination. Her preaching ...

To link the north, east, south, and west of Ethiopia is not merely to trace expansion, but to recognize a shared sacred geography shaped by refuge, patience, learning, and movement. Negash, Harar, ...

MGM Empire City in Yonkers has withdrawn its application for one of three state gaming licenses up for grabs in the downstate region, saying the economic conditions have changed. In a letter to the ...