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AXIOS (Delano Massey) - Rev. Jamal Bryant: Jackson is "my blueprint" for Black churches in the Trump era

Rev. Jamal Bryant says Black churches must reclaim their historic mantle of leadership — and guide the nation through what he calls a moral and civic crossroads. Why it matters: Bryant, who called Rev. Jesse Jackson his "superhero" and "blueprint," is stepping into a prophetic tradition shaped by Jackson and other civil rights giants — many of whom are now gone. - Jackson, who died Tuesday and is expected to be honored with a funeral next week, embodied a model of ministry fused with movement-building that shaped Atlanta's political culture and beyond. - Bryant says it's a tradition that must now be revived for a new generation. What he's saying: "While other boys my age wanted to be Michael Jordan, I wanted to be Jesse Jackson.…

NPR (The Associated Press) - Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria

The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.