(RNS) — In a recent sermon at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, Pastor William Lamar IV introduced the congregation to the concept of “Black on Black care.” ...
A church steeple in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/Steven Kyle Adair) For those who grew up in Black churches but found themselves questioning ...
Clyde McGrady covers race and identity and has reported on Black churches and politics. Oct. 21, 2024 The Rev. Dr. Amos Brown was taking his usual Sunday afternoon nap in late July when a longtime ...
Duke University’s Office of Black Church Studies announced a $5 million gift from the Duke Endowment on Oct. 3 to recruit and support a senior faculty member in the university’s Divinity School.
In very personal terms, he also described his experience at Trinity: Like other black churches, Trinity's services are full of raucous laughter and sometimes bawdy humor. They are full of dancing ...