racism
Valarie Kaur: ‘Revolutionary love is showing up in the labor for justice’
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 30, 2020
(RNS) — The filmmaker, lawyer and civil rights activist talks about her debut book, ‘See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.’
Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups
By Mariam Fam — June 16, 2020
(AP) — Dozens of American Muslim organizations have called for reforms including prohibiting racial profiling and maneuvers that restrict the flow of blood or oxygen to the brain.
The fire this time
By Anthea Butler — June 11, 2020
I’m done believing that religion will help Black people get justice in America. It isn’t. Black men and women are still dead.
Faith-driven activism is pushing this California county to declare racism a public health crisis
By Alejandra Molina — June 10, 2020
(RNS) — This effort emerged the last week of May, days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police during an arrest.
Mosques across America dedicate Friday sermons to confronting racism, police brutality
By Aysha Khan — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — George Floyd’s killing was the final straw for thousands of Americans pushing for racial justice. It may also be a tipping point for non-black Muslim communities.
Peaceful church protest in Brooklyn brings disruption, blessing and a call for change
By Roxanne Stone — June 3, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — Demonstrators at a church-led peaceful march in Brooklyn prayed for their city and protested for lasting change in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
George Floyd and the Patels: A story in generations
By Eboo Patel — June 3, 2020
(RNS) — If you talked to my kids about Morning in America, they would just laugh at you.
Pope Francis condemns ‘sin of racism’ while promoting nonviolence as protests mount in US
By Claire Giangravé — June 3, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis addressed the outrage caused by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police: ‘(W)e cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form.’
My generation failed to deal with racism
By Thomas Reese — June 1, 2020
(RNS) — We cheered for black athletes, we welcomed a few blacks to our schools and workplaces, but we still live separate lives in our gated communities.
Amid mounting protests in the US, Pope Francis calls for unity in diversity
By Claire Giangravé — June 1, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — To faithful in the United States, this message comes at a time of deep fracture and division as riots and protests continue following the death of George Floyd on Monday (May 25).
Efrem Smith on the death of George Floyd and what divides white and black Christians
By Bob Smietana — May 29, 2020
(RNS) — Too many white evangelicals are silent about the death of George Floyd and the racial divide of the American church.
George Floyd’s ministry friends say he was their ‘OG,’ a ‘man of peace’
By Liza Vandenboom — May 29, 2020
(RNS) — ‘He was like the OG of the neighborhood and made sure that we were welcomed in ... in the Bible we call it a ‘person of peace.’ He helped us and allowed us to operate in his neighborhood.’
In the wake of yet more anti-Black violence: We must ‘fight the freeze’
By Jemar Tisby — May 28, 2020
(RNS) — I'm numb. The kind of numb that doesn't mean you can't feel anything but that you feel all the things at once and don't know how to name it or what to do about it.
Thomas’ wounded Christ is a savior for the COVID-19 crisis
By John J. Thatamanil — April 20, 2020
(RNS) — For those on the underside of this crisis, a Christ without the marks of his crucifixion would be unrecognizable. Resurrection gives us strength to bear our wounds, not erase them.
Faith Not Fear crosses bring cheer, and critics
By Aysha Khan and Bob Smietana — April 6, 2020
(RNS) — Inspired by a family in Georgia, a Christian movement to erect crosses decorated with Christmas lights during the pandemic has taken off nationally as a symbol of positivity and prayer. But the lighted crosses have also drawn comparisons to the KKK's burning crosses.
