Preacher, author, cancer warrior: Meet ‘The Autism Pastor’ Lamar Hardwick
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports that Hardwick recently retired as lead pastor of Tri-Cities Church in East Point, Georgia, as he receives ongoing treatment for stage 4 cancer….
US jail practices are racist and an “affront to human dignity” – UN experts
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters UN human rights experts have called for major reforms of the US criminal justice system to combat systemic racism, citing testimonies that jailed Black women had been shackled during childbirth while male inmates were forced to work in “plantation-style” conditions. In a report published on Thursday, three UN-appointed experts said they had […]
Pursuing justice issues: Progressive National Baptists gain partners to address voting rights, gun violence
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Sight-Seeing: Let’s review – Slavery benefitted white people
ANDRE HENRY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says we’re not done covering the basics of anti-racism in America. Even some Black people are confused…
Sight-Seeing: Why Christians need to support diversity professionals, not demonise them
MICHELLE LOYD-PAIGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that even among Christians, diversity, equity and inclusion leaders find themselves isolated and unsupported…
Addressing racism: White Texas couple leads ‘Let’s Talk Race’ class to educate churchgoers
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how Shelley and David Park recommend books, movies, videos, podcasts and people to follow on social media to “expand your echo chamber”…
Wrestling with “our story”: Brytni McNeil brings anti-racism to Christian homeschooling
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports that McNeil is part of a broader movement of Black home educators, many of them Christian mothers, who want their kids to wrestle with truth on their terms…
“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…
London police institutionally racist and sexist, report finds
London, UKReuters London’s Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic and unable to police itself, an independent review said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Met’s new chief to reform Britain’s biggest police force. The review was commissioned by then-head of the Met, Cressida Dick, in 2021 after a serving officer was sentenced to […]