On January 2nd of this year, as I was crossing the border to come back into the country where I was born, I was detained by customs and border control for several hours, where officers of the most intense organization of the Department of Homeland Security interrogated me about the humanitarian work that I and other organizations – including the New Sanctuary Coalition – have done to support migrants.
The Annual Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice was delivered by Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas and examined the social/political and theological implications of whiteness as an impediment to living God’s justice.
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Race and religion are among the best predictors of how Americans choose a president. Race and religion are also bases for political compromises that call into question our moral credibility on issues ranging from voting rights to police brutality.
What does it mean to create art that reveals and speaks to the contemporary social, cultural, intellectual, and political times?
The Legacy Series presents “A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart,” hosted by Dr. Frank A. Thomas, Director, PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric at Christian Theological Seminary.
The Legacy Series presents “A Conversation with Dr. Howard-John Wesley,” hosted by Dr. Frank A. Thomas, Director, PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric at Christian Theological Seminary.
The Social Action Commission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church joins our voice with all those calling for the resignation of Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia.
The National Rites of Passage Institute and the Black Child Journal welcome submissions from scholars, practitioners, policy makers and religious and community professionals and others for the Black Child Journal Spring 2019 Edition: “Faith and the Black Child”.
Wednesday, January 26, the Council of Bishops of the AME Church has assigned the Right Reverend Frank Madison Reid III as the Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District
There’s no doubt that Martin King was a prophet who tapped into—and passed on—great power. It’s up to us to show wisdom in drawing on that power today.
