After A Fatal School Shooting, Faith Leaders Heal A Wounded Community
Rev. Stacey Nickerson of Salem United Methodist Church of Upper Falls, MD, organized a coalition of churches and ministers to lift up Joppatowne High School in prayer and offer support to the community following a school shooting.
Faith, History, Health: Why A NYC Church Commemorates The Middle Passage
St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn holds an annual event called The MAAFA to commemorate the suffering of enslaved Africans and to promote healing and discussion on current issues of pain and deprivation.
Grief Hits Hard, Even For The Faithful
The church can be more helpful in the grief process by being realistic about the fact that loss and death are parts of life, and by providing tools and support for those experiencing grief.
Virtual Faith: Why Black Churchgoers Are Staying Home On Sunday
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in in-person worship services, with only 2 in 5 Americans regularly participating in church services and 37% of Black Protestants saying they join services both in person and virtually.
Say Amen: How Black Faith Traditions Showed Up At The DNC
The Democratic National Convention featured several speakers who intertwined faith, Black church traditions and politics, with Senator Raphael Warnock delivering a powerful speech that compared voting to a prayer and praised the leadership of Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
In Prime-Time DNC Sermon, Warnock Invokes King’s ‘Beloved Community’
Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia used his moment on the national stage at the Democratic National Convention to speak of the shared humanity and transcendent nature of our collective future, emphasizing the need to vote like it depends on it.
Lost to Drug Addiction, Found by Regaining Her Faith
Rev. Lisa Yerby-Bryson founded Praising Through Recovery, a faith-based addiction recovery program, to help women deal with and recover from addiction, drawing on her own experiences of substance abuse, incarceration, and a crisis of faith.
Here’s Why Faith Communities Are Honoring Grandparents
by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware
Modern grandparents seem to customize their titles, not preferring the grandma and grandpa of the past. Some want to be called...
This Faith-Based Reparations Fund Helps Kids Pay For College
The Justice League of Greater Lansing Michigan has raised over $400,000 for reparations scholarships to address the racial wealth gap, awarding $5,000 scholarships to 10 college-bound high school grads based on their essays examining the racial wealth gap and its effects on their families.
16,000 Faith Leaders Unite to Support Kamala Harris for President
Black Church PAC hosted a virtual call on August 5 with 16,000 faith leaders, raising over $500,000 for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign and pledging their support for her agenda of justice, freedom, and inclusion.
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Bynum Opposes Agriculture-FDA Spending Bill, Citing Cuts To Food Assistance Programs
U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., voted against the FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration funding bill, arguing that it would reduce support for food assistance programs and rural communities while increasing challenges for working families.
