Black Southern Baptists
Some Black Southern Baptists feel shut out by white leaders
By David Crary — January 25, 2021
(RNS) — The SBC's national meeting in June cold be a crucial moment for Black pastors if delegates rebuff their views on systemic racism in the U.S.
Southern Baptist Dwight McKissic to leave Texas group over critical race theory stance
By Adelle M. Banks — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I’m no longer compatible with them and made the decision that we need to disengage from them,’ the pastor said of Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.
Southern Baptist leaders meet after critical race theory document caused controversy
By Adelle M. Banks — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — African American leaders and seminary presidents said they had an ‘honest and open conversation’ during the virtual meeting earlier in the week.
Black Southern Baptists try to keep expectations in check for first black SBC president
By Adelle M. Banks — June 13, 2012
RANDALLSTOWN, Md. (RNS) As the Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president, the mostly African-American flock at Colonial Baptist Church is equal parts excited and astonished. "The denomination has come from 180 degrees,'' said Vernon T. Gaskins, 83. "I am quite shocked to see it but I’m glad to see it.'' By Adelle M. Banks.
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