Pastor Ronnie Floyd, center, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, conducts a discussion on race with fellow religious leaders during a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday, June 14, […]
Category: Religion
US Muslims Draw Inspiration from Ali’s Fight for his Faith
Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali speaks at a Black Muslim convention in Chicago, in this Feb. 25, 1968 file photo. Seated behind Ali is Elijah Muhammad, leader of the […]
Diversity Remains Elusive in U.S. Churches
Churches in the United States remain bastions of segregation decades after the Civil Rights Movement produced legal barriers to the practice. In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Black Church Group Stands with N.C. Governor: Condemns Transgender Rights
Rev. Anthony Evans (front right), president of the National Black Church Initiative and other members in the background. (Courtesy Photo) The National Black Church Initiative, a group of 34,000 churches […]
Rev. Jamal Bryant Breaks Silence Over Latest Allegations
Rev. Jamal Bryant. (AFRO/Photo by Da’Rell Privott) On May 12, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple Church took to social media to address rumors and allegations that […]
The National Black Church Initiative Calls The Election Results of Baltimore City Corrupt, Asks Governor Larry Hogan to Throw Out the Election Results and Order a Redo
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans call the election results corrupt, and […]
National Black Church Initiative Says The Black Caucus nor Rev. Al Sharpton Do Not Speak for the Black Church In This Election
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans will not listen to the Black […]
34,000 Black Churches Will Not Support President Obama’s SCOTUS Nomination
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, echoes the Black community’s deep sentiments […]
Religious Groups Assume Responsibility in Flint
Men prepare to load cases of water into the cars of Flint residents who drive up and have water loaded into their vehicles. Other water is delivered to the elderly. […]
National Black Church Initiative Calls Donald Trump The Biggest Racist Since Bull Connor
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans cannot sit by and allow GOP […]
AME Bishop DeVeaux and Wife to Retire from Second District
Bishop William DeVeaux Bishop William P. DeVeaux and his wife, Patricia Ann Morris Deveaux, are set to retire from the African Methodist Episcopal Church this year. A retirement celebration to […]
Colonial Williamsburg, Black Church to Ring in New Era
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, historical interpreters Robert Watson Jr., talks with a fellow interpreter, Janice Canaday, left, at the Randolph house in the restored area […]