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Pope Francis stops to meet people after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. The Pope will spend the last two of his six days in the U.S. in Philadelphia as the star attraction at the World Meeting of Families, a conference for more than 18,000 people from around the world that has been underway as the pope traveled to Washington and New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

JESSE CHEN: The pope in NYC

By Jesse Chen

The big man in white is coming to visit the Big Apple, but it's not to simply stroll through Central Park. It's also not to swing through the United States' largest city on the heels of a visit to Cuba (the thawing relationship between the two countries was organized by the Vatican).

Millennial are moving back in with their parents, but it is not their fault, says William Smith. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

WILLIAM SMITH: Millennials living with parents again, but it’s not their fault

By William Smith

For a whopping 30 percent of millennials, moving back in with mom and dad after college is their reality. Statistically speaking, if you line up ten millennials, three of them are probably eating some clutch home-cooked meals. Thirty percent of millennials living with parents looks bad on paper and sounds bad when you say it, but there are definitely pros to moving back in.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gestures during his "I Have a Dream" speech as he addresses thousands of civil rights supporters gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo)

CHRISTIAN GIVENS: Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and racial tension

By Christian Givens

Just 60 years ago the civil rights movement began. This was a movement spearheaded by brave men and women to help bring an end to discrimination based on skin color and gender. I am very grateful for everyone who fought against discrimination. The question that I often have is this, would the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. be proud of how things are in the United States are today?

A new housing unit, left, is under construction on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Kiryas Joel, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

MACKLYN MOSLEY: Being a good neighbor in today’s society

By Macklyn Mosley

Neighbor. We hear this word and a variety of things pop up in our minds. It could be the next-door lady that comes over to borrow eggs. For some, it is a remembrance of friends that you grew up with and whose company you enjoyed. For others, it's sitting on a porch with a nice glass of lemonade and having conversation that is reflective of the past days.

Bass-Hoover Elementary School teacher Jessica DeMarco, standing left, assists some of her students in readying their tablets for a reading assignment in Stephens City, Va., on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry)

L. DAVID PERRY: Don’t let pornography be the Grinch this holiday season

By L. David Perry

As parents are heading into the holiday gift buying season the last thing they are likely to be thinking about is pornography. Unfortunately, many of the gifts that are at the top of children's wish lists are mobile electronic devices which access the Internet, and as one anti-pornography crusader has recently said, "handing your child a smartphone is like giving them a mobile X-rated movie theater."

The majority of payday lending customers interviewed say they know what they are walking into when they take out loans. Despite the high interest rates, they say the services have helped them get by financially. Many of them say they are "too proud to beg." (Associated Press)

KAREN LANDRY: Revamping payday loans

By Karen Landry and Theodore Carter

Given the current robust debate and dialogue regarding income disparity and wealth inequality, we thought it was timely to provide a perspective on one of the most overlooked, but pervasive instruments available to low income Americans, particularly in minority communities: payday lending.

The sun rises behind Main Street in the hometown of former President Jimmy Carter in Plains, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Carter and his hometown have always been intertwined, from the day he announced he would run for president and an old train depot downtown became a local campaign office. He and his wife, Rosalynn, have always kept a home there, but the 90-year-old Carter intends to spend a lot more time in the tiny town as he’s treated for cancer that has spread to his brain. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

NATHAN BOWEN: Obstacles for millennial entrepreneurs

By Nathan Bowen

At a point in history where innovation, entrepreneurship and individual creativity seem more popular than ever, millennials have more confidence that they can do what they love for a living than many preceding generations. They have witnessed from their youth how a meme can make the world laugh out loud, how a tweet can gather an army of protesters and how a music video can begin a dance revolution.

This Dec. 31, 2013, file photo shows marchers making their way down Boylston Street during a parade as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Boston. City and state officials will talk about safety preparations for Boston's annual New Year's Eve celebration as protesters plan to hold a demonstration against recent police killings of unarmed black men and boys. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Police Commissioner William Evans and other officials will discuss the preparations at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Activists have promised to stage a "die-in" at Copley Square near some of the New Year’s Eve activities. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

BOBETTE BROWN: Mindfully leap into the new year

By Bobette Brown

You are on the brink of closing out another year. Stop what you are doing and take in this moment. Mindfully inhale and exhale. Think about the obstacles you overcame this year. What about the barriers that you broke through? Whether you are remembering when you felt like quitting, were unsure you would be able to meet your benchmarks, satisfy a loyal customer, or struggling to carve out a few moments of personal time -- you have defied the odds.

People put their hands in the air during a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, on Capitol Hill, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Washington. Waving flags, carrying signs and listening to speeches and songs, the crowd gathered at the U.S. Capitol and spread down the Mall under on a sunny and breezy fall day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

KIMBERLY KLACIK: Justice … or else rally

By Kimberly Klacik

The October 10 anniversary of the Million Man March, retitled "Justice ... or Else," once again proved that blacks in America are still being led blindly like domestic animals.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, greets people on stage at the start of a rally at Faneuil Hall, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Boston. The event was held to launch "Hard Hats for Hillary," a coalition created to organize people in industries and labor to support Clinton's agenda. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

STEPHEN BOYCE: What matters to politicians, black lives or black votes?

By Stephen Boyce

Do black lives matter or do all lives matter? This question, asked in the first Democrat presidential debate, is quite simple to answer if taken literally. All lives matter, regardless of race. Perhaps a more meaningful debate would be fostered by changing the emphasis from the first word of the phrase to the second. Then a better question to ask the Democratic candidates would be "Do black LIVES matter or do only black VOTES matter?

An employee of Doctors Without Borders walks inside the charred remains of their hospital after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (Najim Rahim via AP)

NATASHA SAMUEL: Doctors Without Borders hospital casualty of war

By Natasha Samuel

In the 2005 Woody Allen film, "Match Point," a retired tennis pro marries into a wealthy family. In order to protect the opulent lifestyle he becomes accustomed to, he then murders his pregnant mistress . Although he initially struggles with guilt, he justifies the murders as necessary protection. The film is a commentary on the faintness of morality when confronted with the preservation instinct.

Alaina Franklin, 6 months old, poses for a photo at Relleke's Pumpkin Patch in Granite City, Mo. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

JAMES MOSCARIELLO: Thankfulness is the key to happiness

By James Moscariello

The happiest people are thankful for what they have -- but what do you have? Do happier people have more, making it easier for them to be happy? One reason that some people are happier is that they are simply better at recognizing the things that they should be thankful for.

President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, in this Oct. 15, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

JIM KINNEY: Obama’s failed foreign policy

By Jim Kinney

Long before the White House articulated its "leading from behind" Middle East policy it was obvious to the casual observer that America's strategy for stabilizing and enhancing U.S. influence in the region was failing.