African Americans
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Continues Its Steady BeatWritten as a hymn for Black middle schoolers, the song’s celebration of resilient faith still resonates.
Three Black Women Who Preached With the Power of the Holy SpiritWhat Zilpha Elaw, Julia Foote, and Sojourner Truth taught me about God’s “withness.”
What Would Jesus Do in North Minneapolis? Buy a Gas Station.Facing poverty, crime, and closing businesses, Christians look to transform their corners.
A History of Soul CareJoin us on February 23 for an online conversation on “Soul Care in African American Practice” with author Barbara Peacock.
Seeing Color Matters in Black HistoryThis month, white Christians can love their Black siblings in the church by seeing their struggles in context.
If You See Something Unjust, Say SomethingThe new Emmett Till film tells a story of racial apathy that still haunts the church today.
The Rise of the Pentecostal FusionistsThey’re uniting Spirit-led worship with the riches of historic church tradition, says a leading charismatic bishop.
Black Church to National Park Service: Give Us Stones of RemembranceBlack denominational leaders have formally asked for a national monument to the 1908 Springfield race riot, and a new national survey reveals more public lands Black clergy want memorialized.
Small Evangelical College Stands Out for DiversityHouston’s College of Biblical Studies, where three-quarters of students are Black or Hispanic, finds ministry partners in DTS and Tony Evans.
Fuller Theological Seminary Names New PresidentThe seminary’s sixth leader, David Emmanuel Goatley, is an academic, pastor, and missions agency leader rooted in the Black church.
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