racial justice
Putting Black at the center of interfaith
By Frederick A. Davie — June 11, 2021
(RNS) — Interfaith partners have often ignored the struggle for racial justice facing Black and brown neighbors and their religious leaders.
National Day of Prayer to be marked with petitions for racial justice
By Adelle M. Banks — May 5, 2021
(RNS) — ‘It is time for us to stand up and own this racism,’ said a leader of Religions for Peace USA, ahead of its second prayer day event.
Ahead of Andrew Brown Jr’s funeral, North Carolina clergy cry out for justice
By Yonat Shimron — May 1, 2021
(RNS) — For North Carolina clergy, the killing of an unarmed Black man by law enforcement is personal.
We need more from the Catholic bishops than a mixed response to racism
By Thomas Reese — April 28, 2021
(RNS) — Catholics deserve better leadership from the bishops in the struggle against racism.
The Chauvin verdict is an island of justice in a river of Black pain
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — April 21, 2021
(RNS) — We need to begin to heal from all the horrors of our histories and heritages.
Minnesota churches caught in standoffs between protesters and police
By Jack Jenkins — April 20, 2021
(RNS) — At least two congregations have found themselves at the center of standoffs between police and racial justice demonstrators over the past week, both in Brooklyn Center.
American Jews are taking a hard look at racism in their midst
By Yonat Shimron — February 12, 2021
(RNS) — The challenge for white American Jews is to understand that they can be both targets of white supremacy and also accomplices.
Amanda Gorman, my grandma and the Black tears we cried
By Danté Stewart — January 21, 2021
(RNS) — 'We been in a rut, and we been in a rut for a long time now, but history is being made today,' Grandma said to me on the phone as she watched the inauguration.
Our best religion stories from a terrible year
By RNS staff — December 28, 2020
(RNS) — The RNS stories that captured moments of resilience and perseverance, and even a few moments of celebration, in this dark time.
‘We out’: Charlie Dates on why his church is leaving the SBC over rejection of critical race theory
By Charlie Dates — December 18, 2020
(RNS) — I had to tell my church I was wrong. There is no such thing as 'the Old Southern Baptists.' Conservatism is, and has always been, the god of the SBC.
Peacemaking is the essential work of our time
By Todd Deatherage — December 15, 2020
(RNS) — Some peacemakers get Nobel Prizes, but most are ordinary people who do extraordinary, countercultural things.
NBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justice
By Tim Reynolds — November 24, 2020
(AP) — 'The pope had important words for us: We need to continue to be united, to operate as brothers, like a team, and to set an example for the younger generations,' said one of the players who visited Francis.
Three church coalitions in the Deep South partner to urge racial reconciliation — and justice
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2020
(RNS) — An Alabama pastor said groups already meeting in ‘notorious slave-trading cities in the past’ decided to encourage churches in other cities to take actions toward unity.
Episcopal men’s ministry loses board members, chapters over response to George Floyd’s death
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 12, 2020
(RNS) — The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has publicly apologized and said they realize they need to do more to combat systemic racism and white privilege in the organization and beyond. Others say it has a long way to go.
The mood in Louisville: Second night of protests ends in police standoff outside church
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 25, 2020
(RNS) — As curfew took effect at 9 p.m. Thursday night (Sept. 24) in Louisville, and about 100 protesters sought refuge from police in a church.
