ESSAY: US STATE OF MARYLAND HAS CREATED A TRUTH COMMISSION ON LYNCHINGS – CAN IT DELIVER?
In an article first published on The Conversation, KELEBOGILE ZVOBGO, of the University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, looks at the recent establishment of a commission to investigate the lynchings of at least 40 African Americans in the US state of Maryland…
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: IN THE US, BLACK SEMINARIANS TAKE FIRST-TIME RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COURSE
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
FILM: ‘REVIVAL!’ BRINGS MOSTLY BLACK CAST TO MOVIE DEPICTION OF GOSPEL OF JOHN
ADELLE M BANKS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the release of a new film, ‘Revival!’, which retells the Gospel of John with a mostly black cast…
Black men more religious than whites in US, research shows
RNS Historically, women tend to be the stalwarts when it comes to religion, while men attend religious services less often and are less likely to say their faith is very important to them. But a new analysis shows that black men defy this trend. A study by the Pew Research Center released Wednesday has found that while black men […]
In historic votes, US Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops
RNS Rev Patricia A Davenport speaks after being elected bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod during its assembly at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford, Pennsylvania, on 5th May. PICTURE: Via SEPAsynod video A synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America made history Saturday by electing the denomination’s first female African-American bishop. One day […]
ESSAY: AFRICAN RHYTHMS, IDEAS OF SIN AND THE HAMMOND ORGAN – A BRIEF HISTORY OF GOSPEL MUSIC’S EVOLUTION
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROBERT STEPHENS, professor of world music at the University of Connecticut, charts the history of Gospel music…
US: IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTIANS MAY HOLD THE KEY
A Senate race in Alabama has made headlines around the world thanks to allegations about sexual misconduct against Republican candidate and former state Supreme Court judge, Roy Moore. But, as YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports, racial politics are also an issue in the election…
Black clergy in the US decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans
RNS Rev Jimmie R Hawkins speaks with other faith leaders at a press conference responding to the US President Donald Trump administration’s policies in Washington, DC, on 15th May, 2017. PICTURE: Ray Chen/Office of Public Witness, PC(USA) Black clergy, standing in the shadow of the US Capitol, declared that US President Donald Trump is […]