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Chicago Becomes Largest US City to Have a Black Woman as Mayor
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Chicago made history on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, when it elected Lori Lightfoot. The city is now the largest in the United States to elect an African American woman as mayor. Even if Lightfoot had lost, however, that would still be true. The woman Lightfoot faced in Tuesday’s runoff, Toni Preckwinkle, is also African American.…
Former Press Secretary Dana Perino Shares How Faith in God Strengthens Her
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Philippians 4:13 reads, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” It is a popular Bible verse, and it is commonly recited by athletes or worn on their shirts, hats, jerseys or shoelaces. It is also the favorite verse of Dana Perino, the woman who served as press secretary under President George W.…
Miracle Child Suffering From Brain Tumor Revamped Ben Carson’s Faith in God
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Megan Bailey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has become one of America’s most well-known neurosurgeons, saving the lives of children with complicated and lethal medical situations. He has paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries in the field, because he took on procedures that no one else had ever successfully perform. In a…
How Nelson Mandela Inspired a World For Generations
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Nelson Mandela has become a household name in recent years for his work as a nonviolence activist who worked ceaselessly to dismantle apartheid in South Africa. He directed a campaign of peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the apartheid government of South Africa and was jailed for his political activism. He spent 27 years as a political…
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