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Georgia Teenager Plotted a Knife Attack on a Black Church, Police Say
ATLANTA — A 16-year-old white girl was orchestrating an elaborate, racially motivated plot to attack a small black congregation outside Atlanta, but the scheme was foiled after her classmates reported it to a high school counselor, authorities said Tuesday.
A Slave Rebellion Rises Again
LaPLACE, La. — The insurgents, dressed in the linen uniforms of slaves and wielding clubs and guns, swarmed the sprawling white plantation house and attacked its owner. The anger and resentment that had grown over years of oppression had boiled over into an uprising.
Kentucky Governor Could Challenge Election Before State Legislature
FRANKFORT, Ky. — After coming roughly 5,000 votes short in his reelection campaign for Kentucky governor, Matt Bevin on Wednesday called for votes across the state to be recanvassed as he expressed concerns about unspecified voting irregularities.
Leaving Prison at 72: 'Not Home Yet, but at Least You're Free'
WETUMPKA, Ala. — In the pink-walled dormitory of the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, nearly all of the inmates had risen before dawn. Some sat on one another’s beds, applying makeup and sipping instant coffee. Geneva Cooley sat alone, having just put on her white uniform for the last time.
Leaving Prison at 72
WETUMPKA, Ala. — In the pink-walled dormitory of the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, nearly all of the inmates had risen before dawn. Some sat on one another’s beds, applying makeup and sipping instant coffee. Geneva Cooley sat alone, having just put on her white uniform for the last time.
Suburbanites in Louisiana Vote to Create a New City of Their Own
BATON ROUGE, La. — Residents of a largely white suburb of Baton Rouge voted on Saturday to incorporate a new city of their own — to be called St. George — and take away control of the community’s taxes, schools and other services from the less affluent, more diverse surrounding parish.
Voters Near Baton Rouge Want Better Schools. First, They Need a New City.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Their plan to create a new independent school district failed. And then it failed again. But residents of an unincorporated area southeast of Baton Rouge were undeterred. This time, they hatched an idea to establish a city of their own.
Montgomery, a Cradle of Civil Rights, Elects Its First Black Mayor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a polling place not far from the intersection of avenues named for Jefferson Davis and Rosa Parks, Laura Minor spent a scorching afternoon on a folding chair with a David Woods for Mayor sticker on her shirt. She had been hired to represent his campaign, yet she was not shy about making it clear that Woods had bought her time but had not won her vote.
Dean's Departure Prompts a Reckoning Over Race
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When the University of Alabama announced that it had recruited Jamie R. Riley as its new dean of students, it lauded him as an educator with “invaluable” leadership skills who had a “proven track record of advocating for students.”
In a Suffering City, an El Paso Priest Needed a Message of Hope
EL PASO, Texas — The Rev. Fabian Marquez had not slept much. Whenever he closed his eyes, his mind filled with the faces he saw draining of hope as they learned their relatives had been killed. His week had been a string of vigils, rosaries, memorial services and funeral planning sessions.
Uncertainty in El Paso as Names of Shooting Victims Trickle Out
EL PASO, Texas — On the afternoon of the first Sunday of every month, many congregants of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church fill the otherwise empty sanctuary to quietly pray. On this Sunday, the day after a gunman who authorities said authored a hateful screed opened fire inside a Walmart, killing 20 and wounding more than two dozen others, far more people than usual knelt in the pews, rosary beads laced through their fingers. Some dabbed their eyes. Most sought comfort among parishioner...
A First at a Century-Old Seminary: A Black Woman Takes Charge
NEW YORK — First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem had 300 members and no website when LaKeesha Walrond and her husband took over as pastors. Yet, as many churches have strained to maintain their congregations, theirs flourished: More than 10,000 congregants now come for Sunday services and for mental health programs, yoga classes and a free coworking space.
Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal
On the night before Easter, a group of soon-to-be Catholics stood in flowing white robes holding candles, waiting to be summoned by the cardinal. One by one, under the cathedral’s soaring ceiling and stained glass windows, he dabbed oil onto their foreheads, praying, “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
New York Archdiocese Releases Names of Clergy Members Accused of Abuse
NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York on Friday identified 115 priests and five deacons who have been accused of sexually abusing a child in what is one of the largest disclosures that has been made by the church.New York Archdiocese Names 120 Catholic Priests Accused of Abuse
NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York on Friday identified 120 priests who have been accused of sexually abusing a child, one of the largest disclosures to be made by the church.'Reparation' Mass: Catholic Bishops, Reeling From Sex Abuse Crisis, Beg for Forgiveness
GUILFORD, Conn. — When the Archdiocese of Hartford released a list this year identifying 48 priests accused of sexual abuse, five of them had served at the same church: St. George’s, in the small coastal town of Guilford. One had been a pastor there for more than a decade, baptizing children and hearing confessions.
She Fought for Stronger Sexual Abuse Laws. Her Son Was the Reason.
NEW YORK — For years, the Child Victims Act failed again and again. And for years, Margaret Markey continued to push for it in the New York state Legislature.
She Fought for Stronger Sexual Abuse Laws. Her Son Was the Reason.
NEW YORK — For years, the Child Victims Act failed again and again. And for years, Margaret Markey continued to push for it in the New York state Legislature.
More Than 100 Priests Accused of Sex Abuse Are Named by Brooklyn Catholic Diocese
NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn on Friday released the names of more than 100 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing a child, joining a recent torrent of disclosures from dioceses and religious orders across the country as law enforcement officials examine the church’s response to an epidemic of abuse.New Jersey Catholic Bishops List Names of Nearly 200 Priests Accused of Abuse
Roman Catholic bishops in New Jersey on Wednesday named nearly 200 priests who have been found credibly accused of sexually abusing a child. The disclosure is just the latest reported in recent weeks by dioceses and religious orders across the country as law enforcement officials examine the church’s response to an epidemic of abuse.
