How people visualize God can have real consequences to life on Earth, Stanford research has found. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The researchers, led by Stanford psychologist Steven O. Roberts, conducted a series of studies with U.S. Christians and found that when people conceptualize God as a white man, they are more likely to perceive white male job […]
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Dear Black Man: God Loves You! | My Muddy Walk With Christ
Carmen Byrd, My Muddy Walk With Christ [dropcap]During[/dropcap] a late-night conversation a few years ago, a friend of mine asked me if I could do one thing for the black community what would it be. My response was I would wrap my arms around the world and give every person of color a hug. I […]
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West African religions are on the rise in Maryland as practitioners connect with roots | The Washington Post
Jonathan M. Pitts, The Washington Post Iyanifa Oyadele Ogunsina, known as Olori, tosses shells in a divination ceremony on the banks of the Scotts Level Branch in Pikesville, Md. She is a practitioner of Ifa, an ancient West African faith. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun), Featured Image [dropcap]Baltimore[/dropcap] County — They gathered in a clearing by a […]
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Alfred Street Baptist Church Gifts Howard University With $100k To Pay Off Tuition & Outstanding Balances Of Senior Students | PR News Wire
Alfred Street Baptist Church’s 100k donation helps 34 Howard University graduating seniors remove financial holds; taking their accounts to a $0 balance to ensure they graduate in May 2019.
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Mormons Grapple with Race 40 Years After Ending Black Ban | Atlanta Black Star
In the U.S., blacks account for about 1 to 3 percent of 6.6 million Mormons
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There Are More Black Catholics in the U.S. Than Members of the A.M.E. Church | The Atlantic
How black Americans defy religious stereotypes—and navigate race relations in historically white, European spaces.
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‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy
God sent an angel to hope me, and something powerful happened: Folks started getting together.
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A Black American Artist Explores Her Refusal of Christianity
“Direct Downward Cut at the Head; Overhand Knife Thrust”; “and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped”; “To them God has appeared as a Negro”; “syntactical slips and breaks”
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