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Why hasn’t Harris publicly supported reparations? Look no further than the Republicans’ cynical race strategy.
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A group of evangelical Christian leaders have issued a confessional document urging the faithful to separate religion and politics, rejecting the false idols of power, wealth, and strength, and warning against political idolatry and its messengers.
St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn celebrates the Black experience each year with eight days of programming, including seminars, workshops, and a theatrical production, to commemorate the African ancestors and address generational trauma.
Rev. Stacey Nickerson of Salem United Methodist Church of Upper Falls, MD, organized a coalition of churches and ministers to help heal a community traumatized by gun violence, including writing encouraging notes to teachers and gathering a collection of snacks for the school.
Four colleges in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have opened Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation centers to provide students with a dedicated space to learn how to dismantle false beliefs about racial hierarchies.
Young Black women in 13 key battleground states have registered to vote at a rate of 175% compared to the last presidential election, with the Democratic National Committee’s targeted efforts to engage young Black voters playing a significant role.
Word In Black is hosting a virtual conversation on Sept. 10, 2024, before and after the ABC presidential debate, providing a platform for Black viewers to discuss the critical issues that matter to them.
The CROWN Act, which protects against hair-based discrimination in workplaces and schools, has been adopted by 25 states, but remains stalled in the Senate, leaving millions nationwide without protection against hair-based discrimination.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in in-person church attendance, 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.
The church can be more helpful in the grief process by being more realistic about the fact that loss and death are parts of life, allowing people to be and feel whatever they need in that season, and encouraging them to make space for it.
A 15-year-old Detroit teenager, Eva Goodman, was handcuffed, forced into jail clothes, and detained for hours by Michigan’s 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King, sparking outrage and a lawsuit alleging violation of her Fourth Amendment rights due to racial bias and adultification of Black children.
Kamala Harris delivered a powerful convention speech that united Democrats and banished the ghosts of past failed candidates, while also laying out her vision for America based on freedom and American power as a force for good.
