Reflecting on Race
As people across the country consider racism and racial injustices, columnist Wade Paris reflects on racial issues emerging at various churches during his decades as a pastor.
White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots in U.S. Christianity
When a young Southern Baptist pastor named Alan Cross arrived in Montgomery, Ala., he became disturbed by the savage attack in May 1961 on a busload of Black and white Freedom Riders who had traveled defiantly together to Montgomery in a challenge to segregation. To his
George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, to Be Buried
Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death has led to a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice.
Black Activists to Learn From on Blackout Tuesday
On Tuesday (June 2), artists and celebrities planned to black out their social media profiles and “mute” their feeds to amplify black voices. Here are a number of black advocates whose activism is rooted in their faith and who are working to educate and inform