Investigators in Tennessee say a fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a ...

Pastor Coliér McNair reflects on the legacy and spiritual power of the Black church. Black spirituality in the United States is deeply rooted in the resilience and creativity of African-descended ...

In Miami, Black churches remain vital pillars of spiritual and cultural life, but many are now navigating 21st-century challenges. Years after the COVID-19 pandemic, religious institutions ...

EDISTO ISLAND — Capt. Daniel Townsend fell in love with Hephzibah Jenkins when she was a 16-year-old South Carolina beauty. He asked her father’s permission to marry her — "if I am able to ...

The Justice Department announced the investigation within a day of Mr. Johnson’s comments, at a Black church in the Woodlawn section of Chicago. Speaking to congregants, Mr. Johnson said his ...

Three bullets to the heart. The Black Church has always known what state violence looks like — and this is why, we especially, cannot stay silent. Mahdi’s crime devastated a family.

The Triangle was no more. The Black businesses that were there would never return. Today, what remains of the Triangle Block district is historic First Baptist Church — one of the nation’s ...

An empty former church could be turned into a martial arts gym under new plans. The old Newton Road United Reformed Church in Great Barr would be cleaned up and converted into a new Kung Fu ...

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9 people in a Black church The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence and conviction in ...

Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Church bells that once called communities together are increasingly falling silent. Many churches, synagogues, ...