US Supreme Court’s two Black justices clash over affirmative action ruling
Reuters When liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to join the US Supreme Court, she was expected to bring a different view on racial matters than Justice Clarence Thomas, its only other Black member and a staunch conservative. That dispute was front and center on Thursday when the two justices publicly […]
“There are many worlds in me”: Asian American Christians reject conformity
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports that Hosanna Wong, JS Park and Nikole Lim have forged expansive faiths that acknowledge the rich dimensions of their identities…
Conversations: John Blake, journalist on religion and race, goes personal with new memoir
“We really need to tell these stories about hope. There’s a lot of Americans now who have given up…and believe racism is just a permanent part of American life.” ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Blake…
Essay: Why Christian women are key to ending the criminalisation of Black girls in schools
EMILY JONES, executive for racial justice at United Women in Faith in the US, says, historically, Christian women have been particularly vocal advocates in educational spaces…
Confederate memorials still divide Americans and religion is a big predictor – survey
United StatesRNS “The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” William Faulkner once famously quipped. The Mississippi writer had it right – at least when it comes to the Civil War, anyway. A war that split America as it was fought continues to do so in its memory. An 2020 image of the late […]
The Interview: Tony and Lauren Dungy on faith and family, football and race, winning and losing
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with retired NFL coach Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren about their joint prayer life, race and the NFL, and supporting pregnant women in the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade…
Hate crimes surge in Canada during pandemic
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada has experienced a sharp rise in hate crimes targeting religion, sexual orientation and race since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week by Statistic Canada. Canada, which prides itself as a diverse and welcoming country for immigrants and refugees, has witnessed a 72 per cent jump in […]
Woke war: How social justice and CRT became heresy for US evangelicals
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports that the political ‘woke war’ has spilled over into US churches in a trend that will likely continue…
The Interview: Lisa Sharon Harper and her new book ‘Fortune’
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks with Lisa Sharon Harper about her new book, ‘Fortune’…
Addressing inequality: As pandemic bites, US cities use data to fight race and income gaps
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how US cities are using data to address inequality…