For those of us who were not going to Hajj this year, we may not feel the pain and sadness as acutely as those whose Hajj has been canceled due to COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean we can’t swing into the Hajj spirit.
SUMMARY: The 19th of Jue, the anniversary of the emancipation of African-American slaves in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, gives an opportunity to learn about African-American history beyond a superficial glance.
I have marched in many Black Lives Matter protests, but the anger and the crowd size I saw on Saturday in Chicago I have never seen before. (I maintained the same COVID physical distancing recommendations that are now being implemented to allow Masjids to reopen as I participated).