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Divorce in the Black Church: Why Women Often Bear the Blame

by Rev. Dorothy Boulware Nearly two centuries after the first Black woman preacher, more women are called to ministry — but tradition and bias still...

Can the Black Church be reimagined?

By. Rev. Dorothy Boulware As many congregations struggle with declining attendance, Harlem First is betting the future of the Black church begins with inclusion, scholarship...

Divorce in the Black Church: Why Women Often Bear the Blame

by Rev. Dorothy Boulware Nearly two centuries after the first Black woman preacher, more women are called to ministry — but tradition and bias still...

At Hampton, Black Clergy Weigh Faith, AI, and Change

Hampton’s influential conference is placing the future of Black ministry — from AI to intergenerational leadership — at the center of the conversation. by Rev. Dorothy...

At Hampton, Black Clergy Weigh Faith, AI, and Change

Hampton’s influential conference is placing the future of Black ministry — from AI to intergenerational leadership — at the center of the conversation. by Rev. Dorothy...

From the sit-ins to Selma and Chicago — remembering Bernard Lafayette

Nashville Civil rights organizer Bernard LaFayette is in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Jan. 9, 2013, to present a two-day seminar on "Kingian nonviolence" to local...

Dr. Barbara Reynolds: All must die, but legends live on

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—All must die. But legends live on. Few living Americans embody that truth more than the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. At a time when public...

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

by Annie Selak, Georgetown University The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I...

Your Eyes Do Not Lie: Pastors Declare Truth About Alex Pretti

Faith leaders across the country are mobilizing, and with “Eyes Not Lies,” clergy are telling the public to trust what they see. by Rev. Dorothy S....

In Minneapolis, Faith Groups Provide Shelter From the ICE Storm

Building on MLK Jr.’s idea of “the beloved community,” religious and lay leaders are bringing respite to migrants — and protesters — in a...