Black clergy
Abortion vote in Ohio pushes ‘pro-life pro-choice’ Black clergy to take a side
By Kathryn Post — November 6, 2023
(RNS) — For some clergy, the fall of Roe v. Wade has motivated them to speak out on abortion for the first time.
How Black clergy are reframing approach on abortion with congregations
By Amethyst Holmes — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Even as some of the largest Black denominations oppose abortion, Black clergy face the reality that their congregations are disproportionately affected by lack of access to reproductive health services.
12 Black faith leaders who shaped America
By Carr Harkrader — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — As we approach our national Independence Day this year, I’m inspired to look at the holiday as a chance to commemorate the past, but, even more importantly, to demand a better future.
Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday
By Kathryn Post — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — On what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, theologians and activists lament the insufficient response to her March murder; some see it as a symptom of the systemic devaluing of Black women.
Sabbatical cut short, megachurch pastor relished quiet, turns to pandemic
By Adelle M. Banks — April 8, 2020
(RNS) — The Rev. Howard-John Wesley, a Virginia pastor, said he’s no longer asking, ‘Oh God, what am I going to preach on Saturday?’
God rested. Why can’t clergy take a break?
By Laura Everett — January 6, 2020
(RNS) — The church must develop a culture that allows its spiritual leaders to rest without shame.
Black clergy vow to forge their own path
By Adelle M. Banks — October 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Representatives of the Progressive National Baptist Convention spoke Tuesday at the National Press Club about the need to address race and spirituality amid the get-out-the-vote drives.
‘We got your back, Jack,’ conservative black clergy tell baker who refused gay couple
By Adelle M. Banks — October 23, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Their campaign includes provocative imagery certain to stoke the fierce debate surrounding an upcoming Supreme Court case.
Black clergy call for churches to foster healing in the aftermath of Charlottesville
By Adelle M. Banks — August 18, 2017
(RNS) — 'Our youth and young adults especially need a place to process this assault on their being and the very soul of this nation,' they said.
Black clergy arrested while protesting Trump administration policies
By Madeleine Buckley — July 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Sixteen protesters were arrested Tuesday (July 18) on charges of "crowding, obstructing or incommoding" while trying to raise awareness of what they said was unjust legislation.
Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans
By Adelle M. Banks — May 15, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The clergy members called on fellow African-Americans to speak up and urged Congress to vote down proposals by the new administration that they believe would help the rich and hurt the sick and the poor.
Black clergy walk a fine line between religious liberty, discrimination
By Adelle M. Banks — July 17, 2015
(RNS) Though several black denominations oppose same-sex marriage, many also object to religious exemptions in nondiscrimination laws.
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