Jennifer Connelly Runs NYC Marathon in 3:40 for Cancer Research
November 2, 2026
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From the Mission District to a Grammy Nomination: The 50-Year Odyssey of Dr. Alan Carlos Hernandez
October 23, 2026
When the Grammy nominations for Best Musical Album for Children were announced in 1996, one of the records on the list carried the writing of Alan Carlos Hernandez. He had co-written the storyline and script for “Papa’s Dream,” an album by Los Lobos and Lalo Guerrero featuring the Children’s Coro
Meet 10-Year-Old Bright Bankole, Who Writes First and Plans Later
October 21, 2026
By: Alex Zams Finishing a 184-page novel is a long project for anyone, and Bright Bankole did it at the young age of 10. Ask him how, and his answer is practical. Nothing mysterious there. He was, and is, an avid reader. And when he reads, he notices how the
Roberto Henriques Ernesto Webba and the Development of Education, Communication, and Institutional Leadership in Angola
October 20, 2026
Christian missions played an important role in Angola’s education and social history from the late nineteenth century. Methodist missionaries arrived in Angola in March 1885, establishing schools, hospitals, and churches while also training local leaders. The Methodist University of Angola traces its educational history to this period. It identifies Quéssua
Dave Koop: The Leader Who Built More Than a Church. He Built a Movement of Hope
October 7, 2026
Some leaders are shaped by ambition. Others are shaped by conviction. For Dave Koop, Founder and Senior Pastor of Coastal Church, the defining moment of his leadership came when he made the difficult decision to leave a successful career in the oil industry and pursue a calling that offered certainty
Kevin Frost’s Journey From Four Percent Vision to Three World Championships
October 1, 2026
Kevin Frost sees the world through an opening about the width of a drinking straw. Usher syndrome has left the Ottawa athlete with roughly 4% of his vision, narrowed into tunnel vision by retinitis pigmentosa, along with less than 10% of his hearing, which he navigates with hearing aids and
The Rodman Connection and How the Woman Who Raised an NBA Bad Boy Also Wrote One of the Honest Horse Stories of the Decade
September 30, 2026
In the dusty heat of Bokchito, Oklahoma, where cattle outnumber people and the nearest highway feels like a portal to another century, a quiet kind of magic once took root. On a 600-acre ranch, far from the screaming arenas of the NBA and the flashing cameras of celebrity gossip columns,
Walking This Line: Roger E. Felker on Service, Integrity, and the Human Cost of Law Enforcement
September 22, 2026
For more than two decades, Roger E. Felker worked in environments where decisions could have immediate and lasting consequences. His career moved through military policing, civilian law enforcement, criminal investigations, supervision, instruction, and specialized federal training. Along the way, he encountered violence, tragedy, humor, difficult choices, unexplained events, and the
The Discipline of Faith: Inside Dr. Willis Wainwright’s Hard-Won Wisdom
September 22, 2026
By: Dr. Willis Wainwright Some authors write to be understood. Dr. Willis Wainwright, the retired U.S. Navy chief warrant officer and pastor behind the forthcoming memoir Beyond the Trees, writes to be useful. In a recent conversation with New York Weekly, he was candid about a life built less on
Dr. Alfred Basta Connects Technology, Faith, And Music
September 21, 2026
By: Dr. Alfred Basta For Dr. Alfred Basta, intellectual curiosity has taken many forms. His work spans cybersecurity, computer science, mathematics, Christian writing, philosophy, fiction, and music, creating a diverse body of work shaped by both professional experience and personal reflection. An author and musician with a background in technical
Books Before Brides and How a Chance Encounter at a Nigerian Gas Station Sparked a Movement to Protect Girls
September 20, 2026
By: Newsroom Staff* In 2012, on a work assignment in southern Nigeria, Ben pulled into a gas station and met a girl who would change the direction of his life. She could not have been older than 12, pumping gas for long hours for little pay. Curious, he asked why
TAVIFA: “My Life Is Only Beginning”
September 18, 2026
By: Alva Ree TAVIFA is a Dream Ambassador and mentor. As a Dream Ambassador, her mission is to remind people of the ability to dream that everyone is born with the ability to see what does not yet exist and bring it into reality. Her own life has unfolded like
From Shame to Freedom, A Nurse’s Testimony of Grace After Years of Bad Choices
September 17, 2026
I am Connie F. Cleaver, a registered nurse with over ten years of experience in long-term care. I have been a licensed vocational nurse since 2001. I have spent countless hours treating patients with visible wounds. I have cleaned their cuts, bandaged their burns, and helped them heal from surgeries
Faith to Faith: How Command Sergeant Major Phillip Adam Stringfield Turned Hardship into a Story of Redemption
September 17, 2026
For many people, the hardest battles are the ones no one else can see. That was true for Phillip Adam Stringfield, a retired Command Sergeant Major who spent thirty-five years in uniform before retiring from the Georgia Army National Guard on April 7, 2018, closing out a military career built
Georgia L. Daniels Turns a Lifetime of Reinvention Into Stories of Life, Learning, and the Human Experience
September 16, 2026
From dance and movement therapy to law, Navy JAG service, teaching, and now authorship, Georgia L. Daniels has built a life defined by curiosity, courage, and an enduring willingness to begin again. There are some lives that seem to move according to a carefully written plan. Then there are lives
When the Victim Becomes the Villain, Reclaiming Your Story
September 15, 2026
By: Zjahnai Poole Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are the one who has been hurt, but somehow everyone around you begins to see you as the problem? This is one of the most disorienting experiences a person can face. It is a form of psychological
Behind the Sirens: How Paula Doherty-Whitman Is Giving a Voice to the Families Behind the Badge
September 23, 2026
When a public-safety professional answers a call, the person responding is usually the one the public sees. The uniform, the vehicle, the lights, and the sirens all signal someone stepping forward when others need help. What often remains outside that picture is the family waiting at home. Spouses, partners, and
Isabel Criado: Living on Both Sides of the Curtain
September 8, 2026
By: Lucia Perez, Artist & Philanthropist Spanish-Peruvian actress and stage manager Isabel Criado on Shakespeare, New York theatre, versatility, and building a career beyond a single title For Isabel Criado, theatre has never existed on only one side of the curtain. A Spanish-Peruvian actress and stage manager based in New
Abandoned but Not Defeated: How One Mother Raised a Leader Alone
September 3, 2026
Ruby never really tried to end up as a single mother. Like so many women, her story kinda slips past the spotlight, and she ended up in it because of circumstances she never picked at all : assault, abandonment, betrayal. What she built afterward, quietly and without any kind of
Snoopy in Style NYC Opens Eight Days Before NYFW
September 3, 2026
Snoopy in Style NYC has opened in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, bringing a 16,000-square-foot exhibition of designer-created Snoopy and Woodstock looks, Charles M. Schulz archives and 10 immersive zones to New York. The free exhibition arrives eight days before the official New York Fashion Week calendar begins and remains open through
Thirty-Three Years in the Room: David E. Thompson on What Young People Need from the Adults Around Them
September 2, 2026
Some authors write about young people from the outside, working from research and interviews. Others write from the room, having sat across from the child who will not answer the question. David E. Thompson belongs firmly in the second group. A veteran track and field coach, certified personal trainer, mental
From Jeter Street to the Airwaves
August 21, 2026
By: William J. Monihan The Making of a Broadcaster A San Francisco childhood, a stint in the Army, and a ninety‑mile drive to Salinas. How one turning point rarely looks like a victory in the moment. Some life stories unfold in straight lines. William J. Monihan’s did not, and that’s
The Voice in Your Head Is Not Your Friend and How I Silenced My Inner Critic After 50 Years
August 19, 2026
By: Jack Duin There is a voice that lives inside your head. It speaks to you in your own voice, so you believe it is telling you the truth. It whispers that you are not good enough. It tells you that you do not belong. It points out every mistake
Robert L. Hays Explores the Origins of Humanity and the Questions That Could Shape Its Future
August 17, 2026
By: Robert L. Hays Through his writing on human nature, civilization, social development, and the evolution of society, Robert L. Hays is developing a body of work that asks readers to look at humanity from a much longer perspective. What if understanding the future requires us to understand the distant
