racial justice
Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue melted down
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — ‘It’s taking that culture of death and repurposing it for the sake of life, telling this very long story of resistance to that white supremacist culture,’ said the Rev. Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister who attended the melting.
National Association of Evangelicals launches test to assess, foster racial justice
By Adelle M. Banks — September 25, 2023
(RNS) — ‘We didn't really want to recreate the wheel,’ said NAE’s new racial justice and reconciliation expert. ‘We wanted to bridge a gap that was existing.’
National Cathedral windows shift from themes of Confederacy to racial justice
By Adelle M. Banks — September 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'There is a lot of work yet to be done to confront systemic racism,' said cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith.
Columbia Theological Seminary accused of racism amid influx of Black students
By Kathryn Post — June 30, 2022
(RNS) — A beloved admissions director was terminated. He claims it’s part of a cycle of discrimination and retaliation.
The Episcopal saint whose journey for social justice took many forms, from sit-ins to priesthood
By Sarah Azaransky — June 28, 2022
(The Conversation) — Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the Episcopal Church, was an advocate for women’s rights and racial justice.
Columbia Theological Seminary students object to firing of Black administrator
By Kathryn Post — June 23, 2022
(RNS) — Students say it’s the latest in a series of firings of faculty and administration of color since 2019.
Grove City board accepts full CRT report, says college promoted CRT
By Kathryn Post — May 15, 2022
(RNS) — The conservative Christian college has been at the center of a politicized clash over critical race theory since November.
National Association of Evangelicals launches racial justice collaborative
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — The initiative comes at a time when other evangelical organizations have also attempted to work on race relations in long-term initiatives.
What we won’t hear on Martin Luther King Day, and what we need to hear
By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes — January 17, 2022
(RNS) — Our memory of King’s ‘Dream’ speech has been reduced to sanitized sound bites.
Idaho church window once depicting Robert E. Lee now honors Black female bishop
By Adelle M. Banks — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We recognize this section of our window is more than a benign historical marker,’ the United Methodist church’s leaders said in 2020.
Second ‘George Floyd’ Pietà stolen from Catholic University
By Jack Jenkins — December 16, 2021
(RNS) — A spokesperson confirmed the painting, which uses an artistic style known as a Pietà to depict a Black Virgin Mary cradling Jesus’ body after his Crucifixion, was stolen on Sunday.
Witches and CRT critics alike nix ‘hex’ prompt in teacher equity guide
By Heather Greene — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — A resource guide titled 'Writing Prompts on Police Brutality and Racist Violence' suggested writing hex spells to curse agents of 'police terror.'
Don’t believe in systemic racism? Let’s talk about the sexual revolution.
By Karen Swallow Prior — July 12, 2021
(RNS) — One need not embrace critical race theory to recognize that systemic racism exists.
Students accuse Bible college of racism as historic social work program is shuttered
By Liam Adams — July 8, 2021
(RNS) — Cairn University’s president says the decision was ‘co-opted’ by students and alumni making an issue of racism.
As United Church of Christ takes on race and LGBTQ issues, consensus reigns
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 7, 2021
(RNS) — The remaining Protestant denominational meetings this summer promise more comity than strife.
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