In the US, AME Church bishops address COVID-19, critical race theory as major meeting opens
RNS The bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church opened their denomination’s major meeting – a year after it was delayed due to the coronavirus – with a call for greater worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines and testing. “Joining our ecumenical and interfaith partners, we call on the United States government to expedite equity in […]
Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest – and long suppressed – moments of racial violence. “Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, […]
In the US, hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in the US city of Tulsa’s Greenwood neighbourhood on the centennial of the first day of one of the deadliest racist massacres in the nation. National civil rights leaders, including Rev Jesse Jackson and […]
In the US, Tulsa pastors honour “holy ground” 100 years after massacre
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighbourhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of North Tulsa. By the church’s own account, the attackers thought the brick veneer structure was too fine for a Black-owned church. The mob destroyed at least […]