Black Protestants
The Supreme Court’s colorblindness
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — June 30, 2023
(RNS) — It's a different colorblindness than the one envisioned in King's 'Dream' speech.
Police charge 23-year-old with hate crime at historically Black Maryland church
By Adelle M. Banks — June 30, 2023
(RNS) — The police department also announced other arrests in a string of 'recent hate crimes involving vandalism to places of worship.'
The Rev. Amos Brown, vice chair of California’s reparations task force, calls for action
By Adelle M. Banks — June 29, 2023
(RNS) — ‘We’ve got to act and stop just talking, not just saying we are sad,’ Brown said.
Maryland church, with $100,000 in vandalism damage, continues in faith
By Adelle M. Banks — June 27, 2023
(RNS) — On June 8, the red-carpeted sanctuary of the historically Black church was turned into a debris-filled space.
Poverty is a lethal epidemic. It’s time to address it.
By William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — Politicians who fail to act are complicit in the deaths of thousands.
A Black preacher ‘no longer at war with her body’ on connecting flesh with the divine
By Emma Ryan — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — In a new book, womanist theologian Lyvonne Briggs counsels women to ‘unlearn’ the shame the church has historically attached to their physical selves and ‘feel full, whole, at ease and at home in their bodies.’
Juneteenth isn’t about the past. It’s about our future.
By David Anderson — June 16, 2023
(RNS) — We can’t just remember the evils of our past.
Four historically Black churches awarded grants to preserve work of pioneering architects
By Fiona André — June 15, 2023
(RNS) — The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partnered with Conserving Black Modernism, which focuses on preserving modern architecture by Black architects and designers.
Three years after George Floyd’s death, faith groups quietly advance racial healing
By Adelle M. Banks — June 9, 2023
(RNS) — A range of Christian groups are working separately to continue to address the often-fraught divisions along racial lines among their members and in the wider society.
Virtual worshippers often satisfied, but more Americans choose in-person services
By Adelle M. Banks — June 2, 2023
(RNS) — ‘Broadly speaking, the survey finds that most Americans who watch religious services on screens are happy with them,’ Pew researchers found.
Bishop Vashti McKenzie on leading National Council of Churches as it nears 75 years
By Adelle M. Banks — May 31, 2023
(RNS) — ‘I think that the difference, at this point, is that I am adding activism to advocacy,’ she said as she became NCC president after serving as interim leader.
Rev. Alvin Herring, head of Faith in Action, to retire
By Jack Jenkins — May 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Maryland pastor leaves behind a sprawling network that boasts active efforts in 200 cities across 25 US states.
A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ancient and modern practice of Sabbath
By Yonat Shimron — May 22, 2023
(RNS) — Martin Doblmeier's latest documentary takes viewers to various religious communities to illustrate their Sabbath practices.
Poll: Religious attendance is shrinking but those who remain are happy
By Yonat Shimron — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — In the PRRI study, 57% of Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services. Among those who do, 89% said they were proud to be associated with their congregation.
Fewer evangelicals support public school childhood vaccine requirements, survey shows
By Adelle M. Banks — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — Significant majorities across religious groups say the benefits of childhood vaccines outweigh the risks from getting them.
