On Sunday Oct. 6, 2024, our Lord and Savior called home civil rights activist John Wesley Stroman of Orangeburg. John lived to become 81 years of age.

Explore the enduring tradition of church hats in the African-American community, celebrating sisterhood, elegance, and the ...

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.

African American Christianity is a significant story within the singular story of church history. When we lack familiarity with its contours, we know less of God’s faithfulness. In retrieving it ...

Congregants at the historic Durham, North Carolina, church cooled themselves with fans reading “Black voters matter.” Speakers wearing “VOTE” T-shirts stood at a lectern draped in African ...

Vice President Harris made campaign stops at Black churches in Georgia over the weekend, days after sparking controversy among Christian Americans by telling protesters praising Jesus "you're at ...

Vice President Kamala Harris visited churches in Georgia on Sunday, urging congregants to cast early ballots as part of her campaign’s “souls to the polls” push to turn out Black voters.

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 ...

Black Friday began early for BJ’s Wholesale Club, where holiday sales will continue until mid-November. The event, which runs from Nov. 1 through Nov. 17, will offer “special” discounts to ...

In her adulthood, she has maintained ties to the Black church and its tradition of political organizing. But though she peppers her speeches and interviews with references to Scripture ...