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

A fire that damaged the original infrastructure of a historically Black church in Tennessee was intentionally set, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

As always, Jelly Roll’s set was part church revival, part rock show, part jamboree, his growly vocals as serviceable as ever, even if he occasionally struggled for the high notes. Jelly Roll c ...

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 ...