Jim Crow
The Supreme Court’s colorblindness
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — June 30, 2023
(RNS) — It's a different colorblindness than the one envisioned in King's 'Dream' speech.
A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history
By Jason Oliver Evans — February 27, 2023
(The Conversation) — Millions of enslaved Africans were forcefully converted to the Christian faith. The Black church came about when African Americans began to establish their own congregations.
Park is planned for Jewish philanthropist who built over 5,000 schools for Black kids
By Yonat Shimron — December 8, 2022
(RNS) — Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black educator and civic leader Booker T. Washington to fund the construction of more than 5,000 rural schools for Black children. Now the National Park Service is considering forming a park in his honor.
America’s original sin must be addressed, not ignored
By Bridget Moix — August 3, 2022
(RNS) — The tragedy of slavery can never be erased or undone, but it must be addressed and atoned for on a national level.
Why white Christians might ban my book
By Lisa Sharon Harper — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — This simple yet profound theory called CRT perfectly described what I found when I delved deep into my family’s storied history for my book.
Some Southern Baptist pastors are calling Kamala Harris ‘Jezebel.’ What do they mean?
By Yonat Shimron and Emily McFarlan Miller — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — Southern Baptist pastors are sharply critical of Vice President Kamala Harris. Now some are taking their insults to biblical proportions.
Kneeling to venerate hate: The meaning of a police killing in Minnesota
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — May 27, 2020
(RNS) — When we see a white police officer kneeling on a black body, we are witnessing an act of worship honoring the demons of racism.
Evangelism and religious supremacy
By Simran Jeet Singh — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — Historically, the 'gift' of salvation has been weaponized time and time again to justify intervention and conquest.
How a national emergency order endangers the ‘other’
By Jonathan Perlman and Eric C Manning — February 20, 2019
(RNS) — The leaders of two congregations that have suffered violence incited by hate, we recognize the president's 'emergency' isn’t about an invasion, but the language of governmental overreach.
As one historically black Episcopal church closes, others face strong headwinds
By Yonat Shimron — December 11, 2018
WARRENTON, N.C. (RNS) — As North Carolina wrestles with the aftermath of Jim Crow, some of the churches bound up in the racial history of the region are slowly fading from view.
Pining for 1950s religiosity and missing the bigger picture (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — May 15, 2015
(RNS) "People prayed, people went to church. I remember on Sundays the stores were closed," said an Arizona state senator.
COMMENTARY: Why I marched on McDonald’s
By William J. Barber II — June 2, 2014
(RNS) At every time, in every age, we need dissenters, who speak out about injustice.
COMMENTARY: Rallying the troops with self-righteous fury
By Tom Ehrich — February 18, 2014
(RNS) Nothing rallies the troops better than self-righteous fury. Tell those who are indeed being victimized that they are under assault by a vulnerable minority, turn attention away from those actually gunning for their money and freedom, and create a scapegoat.
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