Sixth-grade student Kobey Nishihira-Asuncion receives recognition for his grand prize award-winning poem in the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards ceremony May 28 at the ...

Bombs are dropping across the world, yet here, in my garden, flowers bloom, birds sing, the grass grows luxuriant. Soldiers are shooting soldiers, people hide in bomb shelters, people are hungry. Here ...

Dance Alive National Ballet’s student group, The Next Generation, is set to take the stage with a wildly varied concert beginning at 4 p.m. May 6 at Eastside High School Theatre, 1201 SE 43rd St.

LIHU‘E — Sixth-grader Ka‘uakeokeo Aqui from Waimea Canyon Middle School was awarded the Kaua‘i grand prize in the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. An estimated 24 million ...

Eighth-grade student Leigh Aguiran (center) receives Gov. David Ige’s certificate as Maui County 2022 grand prize winner of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Contest. The ceremony took place ...

Students expressed themselves through poetry that advocated for peace in their communities, homes and schools. Their poetic expressions were made during the Veterans For Peace 12th annual public ...

If I had to choose a winner, I’d suspect the hearts of the world would pick peace. Though sometimes guns are bigger than hearts.

When grappling with deep emotions, inextricable thoughts, and challenges perceived by the human soul as decisive, it becomes easier to rely on poetry, with its immediate and unadorned ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for peace in Japan and the world in the new year in a poem recited at the annual ...

A yahrzeit is the anniversary of a death. Jews tend to remember these things. We light special candles in honor of our dead and recite special prayers. It just so happens that today is a yahrzeit. I’m ...

PUBLIC READING AND RECEPTION OF THE VETERANS FOR PEACE POETRY CONTEST AND VFP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY: On May 6, 26 students from Alachua County schools will read their peace poems aloud at the ...