New York Amsterdam News
Fierce Love, Partner with Love
I woke up this morning to this meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation. I get it every day, and you should too. There are such beautiful centering pieces from a broad range of authors who like us, family are working to heal the world with love. Imagine my joy to see this gorgeous image and then my words underneath, alongside wisdom from Sojourner Truth.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Venezuelans to vote on Sunday on taking western Guyana
On Sunday, May 25, Venezuelans across the South American nation will vote in municipal elections for regional governors and deputies, and in doing so, will will also be asked to elect a governor and administrators for a large swath of land in neighboring Guyana that, for decades, Venezuela has claimed as its own — a controversial move.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Andre Brown maintains his innocence as he faces reimprisonment for a previously overturned sentence
Before Andre Brown can pursue his claim to innocence, he will fight to stay out of prison.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Flipping The Hood event focuses on real estate and economic empowerment
Flipping The Hood, a two-day grassroots real estate and economic empowerment event, took place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 9 and 10. Led by actor-turned-developer Dr. Malik Yoba, the second annual holding of this event provided participants with opportunities for business networking, informational sessions, and a few guided spiritual regroundings. Local high school students were able to attend because of the tickets purchased by event-goers.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
An Afro-Peruvian vision of Pope Leo XIV
On May 8th, over a hundred Roman Catholic cardinals and high-ranking Vatican officials from five of the world's continents elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Guideposts
Making Things Right
My dad and I never really connected. Now that doctors told him he had just months to live, would we ever?
7 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
Goodwill Greeting
I was losing my vision. Was I also losing my hope?
4 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
Grandma Camp
I did it for the grandkids every year. And every year I felt as if I had to outdo myself
7 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
The Secret to 60 Years
Know someone who is tying the knot this summer? Here's some surprising advice from a longtime spouse
6 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
what prayer can do
POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
1 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
An Afternoon Well Spent
I thought there were a million things I’d rather be doing than running errands with Mam Ma
5 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
A Rocky Start
Our yard wasn't all that needed a makeover
6 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
The Angel and the Fisherman
Both were on the beach that night
4 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
A Better Man
He'd already served four years in juvenile corrections. Then at 20, he landed back behind bars, this time in state prison. Was there any hope for him?
9 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
Grateful in All Things
The answer came like a breeze brushing my cheek
6 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
Beyond My Control
The pilot’s voice was completely calm. But his words terrified me: “I need you all in the crash position”
4 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
Cat Power
I knew that my daughter would bond with these kittens they had the same condition she did. But I never imagined how they would change our lives
6 min |
June/July 2025
Guideposts
A New Day
I used to talk on the phone with my mom every day over coffee. Mornings just didn't feel right without her
4 min |
June/July 2025
Baseball America
FAST LEARNER
Hunter Greene has thrown 100 mph since he was a teenager. Last year, by learning to really pitch, he fulfilled his potential as the Reds' ace.
7 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
SPEED THRILLS
Once unthinkable, eye-popping pitching velocity has become the norm
4 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
FAST COMPANY
Tennessee has produced its share of hard-throwers. Enter Liam Doyle and 'the best fastball in the country.'
5 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
LAYING A FOUNDATION
How Kansas used junior college transfers to build a top 25 program
7 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
WORLD FARE
Which MLB organizations are signing the most international prospects?
6 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
SPEED KING
The incredible Aroldis Chapman stands alone for pure velocity and durability
5 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
HEAT WAVE
Elite fastball velocity puts the Mets' Raimon Gomez on a fast track
3 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
From Phenom To The Farm
FORMER BALLPLAYERS REFLECT ON PRO SUCCESS AND FAILURE
2 min |
May 2025
Baseball America
LEFT TURN
Up to 100 mph, Jack Bauer enters rare velocity range for prep lefthanders
3 min |
May 2025
The Atlantic
WE'RE ALL LIVING IN A CARL HIAASEN NOVEL
In the mangroves with Florida's poet of excess and grift
10+ min |
June 2025
The Atlantic
Lost at Sea
ON MY FIRST TIME OUT AS A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN, MY SHIP SANK, MY CAPTAIN DIED, AND I WAS LEFT ADRIFT AND ALONE IN THE PACIFIC.
10+ min |
June 2025
The Atlantic
HOW THE CHICKEN SANDWICH CONQUERED AMERICA
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
5 min |