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The Black church is having a moment

The Rev. Jemar Tisby describes himself as a “theological mutt.” He was baptized in a Southern Baptist church, joined a White nondenominational congregation and spent much of his time attending Catholic schools. But once he attended a small Black Baptist church in the Mississippi Delta, he found a home. Located in a former warehouse, the

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California condor eggs laid at Oregon Zoo boost recovery for the endangered species

First, California condors nearly went extinct from poaching, lead poisoning and habitat destruction. Then the California wildfires last summer threatened to devastate their recovering wild population. Now, hope is on the horizon as the critically endangered species has added nine eggs to their numbers since January 15. The most recent egg came on February 7.

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