They are also both Black, as are all the figures in James’s art. We took a seat on a bench and spoke about the artist’s work, her faith and her mission. Below is an edited version of our ...

I want those Judeo-Christian images to be bootlegged, re-copied and printed. ... “I think it could broaden someone’s idea of what Black art is. That’s what I hope will happen.

And really, Black Christian nationalism was a political theology. It did have these spiritual connotations and goals, but Cleage was not interested in being a “Sundays only” kind of preacher.

For many Black Americans, their Christian faith is not only a key dimension of their identity; it rivals the importance of their national and racial identities and is in fact intertwined with them.

As J.C. was thinking through his own spiritual journey, he read the story of another Black Christian, Dante Stewart, who started and ended in a very similar place. On this episode, J.C. talks to ...

Black praise in white pews: When your church doesn't love you back : Code Switch How do you participate in a faith practice that has a rough track record with racism? That's what our play-cousin J ...