"In 1995, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in a workshop about the National Plan to develop Hispanic-Latino Ministries. At Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, I met the Rev. Cristian de la Rosa, the Rev. Saúl Trinidad and Marigene Chamberlain, who were the facilitators. This wonderful experience made me a believer in the National Plan for Hispanic-Latino Ministries." --The Rev. Rosita Mayorga

The 10 members of Ohio University's STARS organization were fed up with offensive costumes that reinforce negative racial and cultural stereotypes. So STARS, which stands for Students Teaching About Racism in Society, created a poster campaign to draw attention to those costume choices that are simply "not okay." With just five powerful posters featuring young men or women of various races holding a photo of a "racist costume," the students of STARS have started a movement.

On the same afternoon thousands of Hispanics in Alabama took the day off to protest the state's strict new immigration law, Mexican-born Francisco Mejia was ringing up diners' bills and handing containers piled with carnitas to drive-thru customers on the east side of Dayton.

Food and medicine are most in demand after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Turkey on Sunday, leaving more than a thousand injured and at least 240 dead.

The program began in 1989 because so few women of color were on faculties at United Methodist seminaries now has 33 graduates and is gradually changing the face of theological education.

The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) announced awards of more than $300,000 to 13 recipients for their bold and innovative programs promoting diversity within the denomination. To view the interactive map featured here, click the "Read More" link below.

In August, people from across the country waited with anticipation for the unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Despite all efforts to make the dedication of this historic memorial a time of reflection and celebration, the event was postponed when Hurricane Irene hit the East Coast. 

Under near crystal blue skies and the best autumn temperatures October could offer, tens of thousands gathered on the mall in Washington D.C. to witness the official, and hurricane delayed dedication of the memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

It is not easy to minister to the Hispanic community in New Orleans. Six years after Katrina, the original population in the city continues to be absent. There still are devastated areas. There is also a growing Hispanic population, depressed, uneducated and with acute social, economic and spiritual needs. Hispanics face personal struggles that you will find across ethnic and class lines. However, not all the news about New Orleans is bad. The city is showing signs of vitality, renovation and a profound conviction that the future will be better.