New York Theological Seminary

LaKeesha Walrond, new black woman seminary president breaking ‘glass ceilings’

By Adelle M. Banks — June 27, 2019
NEW YORK (RNS) — The new president of New York Theological Seminary talked about her diverse student body, her concerns about child sexual abuse and her support of open-mindedness among her students.

A freedom ride through the heart of the black South

By Willie J. Keaton Jr. — April 28, 2017
(RNS) Here my goal was relaxation, but it was replaced by a study in what one speaker called 'black gold.'

Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses

By Adelle M. Banks — December 7, 2016
(RNS) As more African-Americans are killed at the hands of police, seminaries have begun to engage with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Christian left sees optimism in Obama’s second term

By Chris Herlinger — February 8, 2013
(RNS) Heartened by his inaugural calls for gay rights and for bold action on climate change, those on the U.S. Christian left are confident that Barack Obama will now claim the progressive legacy they believe he craves.
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