Black Churches Play a Key Role in Connecting Communities to Broadband Internet
‘There are churches near, and people near, places where there are no internet carriers at all,’ said the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner.
Black Pastors Sign Letter Supporting Compromise Bill on LGBTQ Equality
Fifty-seven Black Christian leaders have written a letter to members of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee expressing support for sweeping LGBTQ rights but asking for a new bill that includes religious exemptions.
Black People Still Aren’t Getting COVID Vaccines. This Pastor Isn’t Having It
Noel Jones wants more Black Angelenos to get vaccinated, as we are among the most likely to contract and die of COVID-19 along with Latinos. Read full piece
The Roots of the Black Prophetic Voice
Why the Exodus must remain central to the African American church. Read full piece
How the Black Plague Made the Shroud of Turin a Beloved Relic
Just as the faithful clung to religious iconography — whether true relic or icon — during pestilent periods in the Middle Ages, relics remain relevant to the hopeful in the modern era.
As a Black Person, I’m Done Helping White Christians Feel Better about Race
Dante Stewart, a writer and speaker who is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, explains how he tried consulting with white churches and it failed. Read full piece
Why Black Christians are Bracing for a ‘Whitelash’
Even when White churches say they are committed to addressing racism, their attention can be fleeting. Black Christians fear the current attention might spark a backlash to racial justice. Read full piece
Black History Month can bridge differences
Have you ever considered what your local library contains? On one hand, there is the need to have the facilities used by the maximum number of people. On the other, cultural and language needs of other segments of society whose numbers may not be as
Observe Black History Month
February is Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month. It is a fitting month for Americans —- all Americans —- to observe this time and catch up on this aspect of America’s rich heritage.
National Baptist minister to lead black church studies at Duke Divinity School
Eboni Marshall Turman, an ordained minister in the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc, has been named director of Duke Divinity School’s office of black church studies and assistant research professor of black church studies. Divinity school dean Richard Hays announced the appointment of Marshall
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