Nonprofit, nonpartisan news for the Valley When Necola Adams learned Wednesday that Dolores Huerta died, she was sitting at her computer, getting ready to check her emails. The news appeared on her screen. Adams, a local businesswoman known for volunteering…
Rabbi Capers Funnye during prayer in the sanctuary at Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye Jr. was the chief rabbi of Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation on the Southwest Side, one of the…
November 2, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Social Justice Editor’s note: This article was based on a Catholic Review Radio interview with Martha Hennessy. To listen to the full program, scroll to…
Nearly 200 people gathered to honor the longtime educator and Latino community leader whose advocacy helped change Worcester schools and local elections Nearly 200 family members, local leaders and community organizers gathered at the White Room on Sunday to remember Ruth Rodríguez-Fay,…
DEAR HARRIETTE: At our neighborhood dinners, there seems to be a tense atmosphere of Republicans against Democrats. Because of this atmosphere, I have never joined in the conversations about politics because I am trying to stay neutral. Moreover, I was…
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta's family said…
Renowned communication scholar and veteran member of Nigeria’s media and communication community, Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, has died aged 85. According to a statement by a member of his family, Akinniyi Sowunmi, Sobowale died on Thursday morning. The family described the…
Ebe foto si, Anadolu via Getty Images Otu ụlọ nwere ọtụtụ ogogo bụ nke a ka na-erụ erụ adaal n'ehihie ụbọchị Fraịde 23 Ọktoba 2026, n'okporoụzọ 9th street dị na mpaghara Eastleigh nke Nairobi. Akụkọ kwuru na ọrụ gbatagbata amalitela ozugbo dịka e…
According to Biblical tradition, a young Jewish woman named Esther became Queen of Persia during the reign of Xerxes the Great and saved her people, the Jews, from a terrible massacre. But how did she become queen anyway, and how…
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