race relations
Should white Christians celebrate Juneteenth?
By Chuck Mingo — June 14, 2023
(RNS) — Yes, and like any celebration, it’s better with friends.
Let’s Talk, a new racial unity initiative, takes evangelical leaders on tour of Black history
By Adelle M. Banks — September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Most people did not realize the economic impact slavery had on the founding of the United States of America,’ said Let’s Talk founder.
North Park University faculty say president created a ‘toxic climate’ on race
By Yonat Shimron — October 19, 2021
(RNS) — More than half of North Park University's students are people of color but many of them don't graduate. Faculty say the president of the university has been hostile to them.
Southern Baptist Dwight McKissic to leave Texas group over critical race theory stance
By Adelle M. Banks — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I’m no longer compatible with them and made the decision that we need to disengage from them,’ the pastor said of Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.
Black Southern Baptists weigh in on critical race theory critique by officials
By Adelle M. Banks — December 11, 2020
(RNS) — The president of the National African American Fellowship told Baptist Press the SBC seminary presidents’ statement created concerns among African American pastors.
‘Racialized policing’ program takes faith leaders from grief to action
By Adelle M. Banks — June 22, 2020
(RNS) — As the White House and Congress debate nationwide actions, participants say they have come away from their studies with determination to push for change in their communities.
Race, religion and contagion
By Jeffrey W. Barbeau — March 31, 2020
(RNS) — In 1793, Philadelphia's black community saved many of their fellow citizens from yellow fever, modeling Christian self-sacrifice despite their second-class status in their own city.
Solidarity over segregation: Faith-based coalitions organize across races, religions
By Matthew J. Cressler and Adelle M. Banks — February 24, 2020
(RNS) — Author and minister Adam R. Taylor cited interracial Christian work on voter protection and multifaith efforts to combat white nationalism.
Multiracial churches growing, but challenging for clergy of color
By Adelle M. Banks — January 20, 2020
KELLER, Texas (RNS) — 'Pain is a part of the growth,' said the black pastor of a multiethnic Southern Baptist church in Utah.
Multiracial Ohio church turns conversations on race into political action
By Adelle M. Banks — January 16, 2020
CINCINNATI (RNS) — Starting with discussions about race, Crossroads Church developed ‘next steps’ for reaching into its community to alleviate racial and economic inequities.
Southern Baptist church: Racial prejudice a factor in rejection of black pastor
By Adelle M. Banks — October 30, 2019
(RNS) — Pastor Marcus Hayes, a leader of Biltmore Church in Asheville, North Carolina, received 81% of the vote at First Baptist Church Naples in Florida. But an 85% vote was needed for approval.
Mother Emanuel’s forgiveness narrative is ‘complicated,’ says reporter-turned-author
By Adelle M. Banks — June 6, 2019
(RNS) — 'The churches themselves are as segregated as ever,' Jennifer Berry Hawes says of Charleston, S.C. 'What has changed is that there are efforts to bridge divides between the people in those churches.'
Seeking unity, J.D. Greear assumes Southern Baptist presidency
By Adelle M. Banks — July 16, 2018
(RNS) — The first Generation X president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination said he wants to focus more on what all Southern Baptists embrace than what divides them.
March for Racial Justice organizers sorry for scheduling it on Yom Kippur
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — March officials said they are 'working on ways to include the Jewish community' after sundown on Sept. 30, when the holiday ends, or the following day.
Black clergy decry Trump policies as detrimental to African-Americans
By Adelle M. Banks — May 15, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The clergy members called on fellow African-Americans to speak up and urged Congress to vote down proposals by the new administration that they believe would help the rich and hurt the sick and the poor.
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