race and racism
Nick Cannon apologizes to Jewish community for hurtful words
By Luis Andres Henao — July 16, 2020
(AP) — In a podcast episode that aired last month that prompted the TV host's firing by ViacomCBS, Cannon and a guest contended that Black people are the true Hebrews and Jews have usurped that identity.
Will the death of George Floyd sway white evangelicals on race?
By Robert K. Vischer — July 15, 2020
(RNS) — The future of racial justice could depend on white evangelicals recognizing the extent to which structural racism continues to afflict our country.
Changing the Washington NFL team’s name is something, but not enough
By Kaitlin Curtice — July 13, 2020
(RNS) — While this decision is a big one, it’s not enough to show that Indigenous peoples have a place in this nation and that we never deserved the genocide, hate and oppression we have faced.
Trump unmasked his racist campaign strategy — and Christians have choices to make
By Jim Wallis — July 13, 2020
(RNS) — Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is designed to fuel our divisions in the name of ‘law and order’ — all for Trump’s own benefit (his only real goal in life).
To fight racism, we need to confront religion’s racist past
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 9, 2020
(RNS) — There’s nothing ‘past’ about American racism — it is our present, and will be our future unless we abandon the triumphalism of the country's founding faith.
NFL’s ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ plan will profane ‘Black national anthem’
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — July 8, 2020
(RNS) — African Americans’ most sacred hymn shouldn’t be desecrated to support the NFL’s attempts to apologize for its misunderstanding of players’ protests against racism.
We can’t cancel ‘white Jesus,’ but we can keep telling our church’s story
By Paul Robinson — June 29, 2020
(RNS) — Today the Evangelical Covenant Church that commissioned Warner Sallman's portrait of Christ is creating art that reflects the beauty and diversity of God’s Kingdom.
The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests
By Michael Wolfe — June 22, 2020
(RNS) — Islam has a deep backstory in the continuing drama of resistance, protest and race in America.
Jacqui Lewis fills the virtual house to talk about anti-racism
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 22, 2020
(RNS) — The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, the first woman to serve as a senior minister at New York's historic Middle Collegiate Church, has shown how to use diversity to expand the size and reach of her congregation.
Why we can’t go back to America before George Floyd died
By Jim Wallis — June 19, 2020
(RNS) — White people now see they must stop and learn the meaning and consequences of 401 years of racism and slavery.
How white churches can work for racial justice
By Elaine Howard Ecklund and Rachel C. Schneider — June 19, 2020
(RNS) — Being part of the problem means we can be part of the solution.
Protester, Oluwatoyin Salau, found dead after tweeting assaulter was ‘disguised as a man of God’
By Kathryn Post — June 15, 2020
(RNS) — Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin Salau has been found dead days after she reported being sexually assaulted by a man who offered to give her a ride to a church.
‘A change is gonna come’: Reimagining public safety
By Jim Wallis and Adam Taylor — June 12, 2020
(RNS) — The leaders and members of faith communities across the country must be deeply engaged in policing reforms in the immediate and longterm.
India can take lessons from US in our struggle to end casteism
By Joseph D'Souza — June 11, 2020
(RNS) — While America's response must feel tortuous to those marching, it gives me hope that India, where I sit, can confront its past and present history of casteism.
What movies by and about African Americans can teach us in this hard present
By Greg Garrett — June 10, 2020
(RNS) — Two films that show how Hollywood has depicted race relations might help us wrestle with our current moment.
