A monthly column by Felicia Ray Owens—exploring the weight of personal truth, civic leadership, and cultural power. These stories rise from lived experience and speak with the clarity of a voice that refuses to whisper.
My original column C4 for the New Braunfels Herald Zeitung launches Friday June 27, 2025 and will be published monthly on the last Friday of every month.
The GDT has revealed its winning images from over 8,000 entries in this year's nature photography competition! Check out the stunning winners! #NaturePhotography #GDT #PhotoCompetition #WinningImages #PhotographyLovers #WildlifePhotos
Celebrating 35 years of the Hubble Space Telescope! 🌌 Check out stunning images from its 1.7 million observations of the universe. #Hubble35 #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Telescope #Universe
Mourners of Pope Francis gathered at the Vatican, scenes from Coachella 2025, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in China, a wildfire in Nebraska, a “Big Wheel” Easter race in San Francisco, and more. #PopeFrancis #Coachella2025 #ChinaMarathon #WildfireNebraska #BigWheelRace #PhotoStories
Today is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, celebrating our planet and the beauty of nature. Check out Olivier Morin's stunning photos! #EarthDay #Nature #Photography #Environment #Arctic #AFP
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, passed away at 88. Remembering his legacy of compassion and reform. #PopeFrancis #CatholicChurch #RIP #Legacy #Compassion #Reform
Welcome back to World Brief, discussing the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and global economic fallout. #SouthKorea #Impeachment #GlobalEconomy #Israel #Gaza #PoliticalCrisis
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the pressures behind Israeli right-wing politics, reciprocal tariffs, Chinese military drills near Taiwan. #Israeli #rightwing #reciprocal tariffs #Chinese #Taiwan #WorldBrief
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s threat to permanently seize parts of Gaza, a massive fire at London’s Heathrow Airport, and a symbolic victory for the Sudanese army. #Israel #Gaza #London #HeathrowAirport #Sudan #WorldBrief