Black women should treat the black church the same way they would treat a patriarchal, self-serving, preachy boyfriend, and let their feet do the talking. If they ever do, patriarchy and homophobia in black churches will fall by the way side.
Akilah Bolden-Monifa | Posted 05.18.2012
President Obama helped move marriage equality forward, and his courageous statement will go down in history. "It is important for me to go ahead and a...
Toni Newman | Posted 05.21.2012
I am an African-American transgender woman and will always be true to myself. I strongly disagree that I am out of the will of God. I believe that the truth I live in is a truth that God demands of us.
HuffingtonPost.com | Gene Demby | Posted 03.30.2012
The battle over voter I.D. laws -- which critics say disenfranchise the poor, the elderly and citizens of color -- has been fought in state houses, co...
AP | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 05.11.2012
NEW YORK -- The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists – most of whom had arrived late – a sea of white faces w...
AP | SARAH BREITENBACH | Posted 05.01.2012
BELTSVILLE, Md. — Maryland's governor signed into law Thursday a bill to legalize gay marriage, although opponents vowed to rally voters to reve...
Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 03.18.2012
There's nothing more awkward than to be the one southern black man in the room who says that he's not quite sure about Christianity. No one attacks you for asking questions, they just "pray" for you.
Irene Monroe | Posted 03.16.2012
Each year, I mark the MLK holiday by reexamining King's teachings, remembering that my longing for LGBTQ justice is inextricably tied to my work toward religious tolerance in the black church. And this is why I continue to speak up.
Brad R. Braxton | Posted 10.25.2011
In the creative mixture of Christianity and African Traditional Religion, of biblical stories and African folklore, of Christian message and African music, the African American church was forged.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 12.17.2011
The bond between black churches and historically black colleges and universities has broadly painted the rich history of the Black American experience. Now many HBCUs are losing the support of their affliated churches.
Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 11.19.2011
Whenever whites and blacks build a bridge of love, respect and true appreciation for one another, it is a miracle. If the church cannot forge the path to racial reconciliation, it will not happen anywhere.
Posted 08.16.2011
By B. Denise Hawkins Religion News Service (RNS) Thomas A. Farrington isn't looking for cards or a tie this Father's Day. What he really wants, he...
Posted 07.23.2011
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) On Sundays, C. Elizabeth Floyd, shows up for worship at Trinity Baptist Church of Metro Atlanta, wi...
Christine A. Scheller | Posted 06.05.2011
Trust is vital to any relationship, but when it comes to funding African American-led urban ministries, it can mean the difference between success and failure.
Posted 05.25.2011
By Jack Flynn Religion News Service SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) After two accomplices pleaded guilty, the sole man to stand trial for torching a blac...
Brad R. Braxton | Posted 05.25.2011
Has our style of worship become more important than the substance of worship? Has having a good time in church become more important than living a good, disciplined and empowered life?
Posted 05.25.2011
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- The newly launched Conference of National Black Churches criticized Congress on Thursday (Dec...
Posted 05.25.2011
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) -- For playwright Marcus Gardley, the theater is his pulpit and plays are his sermons. His...
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
Social change does not ultimately rest on who is in the White House, but a movement outside D.C. What we need to re-learn now is the choreography of the "outside/inside dance" that real social change always requires.
Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011
When preachers pontificate too much from on High about the sins of homosexual sex, the cautionary tale is to be careful of what you say, because your ...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011
Earl Ofari Hutchinson There mega-church black minister Bishop Eddie Long was in January 2004 with the Rev. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin...
Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011
With Donnie McClurkin, the poster boy for African American "ex-gay" ministries, billed as the main event at this year's Boston GospelFest, many in the African American LGBTQ communities will not be in attendance.
Emilie Townes | Posted 05.25.2011
Mother's Day was a high holy day for us when I was growing up. We arrived at church proudly wearing our roses, and the entire service was designed to honor the mothers in the congregation.
Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011
(RNS) In South Carolina, three black Methodist denominations launched a plan to host Saturday academies nationwide to mentor young black males. In Ch...
Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011
For several months I've been in conversations with organizations working to bring about comprehensive immigration reform. All of these organizations ...
Cassandra Jackson | Posted 05.25.2012