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Tragedy, Spirituality, and Black Justice

April 5, 2023Vincent Lloyd, Terrence L. Johnson

A conversation about religion in Black protest movements

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Black Religion, Psychiatry, and the Crossroads Project with Judith Weisenfeld

April 5, 2023Kali Handelman, Judith Weisenfeld

Acclaimed historian Judith Weisenfeld about her newest projects and the importance of African American religious history today

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"Honk for Jesus" and the Influence of Black Megachurches Today

February 7, 2023Ari Colston

A review of the film "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul"

Feature

Choreographing the Spirit: Kyle Marshall, Religion, and Race on the Dance Stage

September 7, 2022Kathryn Dickason

A profile of how acclaimed choreographer Kyle Marshall infuses his performances with religious motifs

Review

The Way Black: Considering Black Membership in the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

July 26, 2022Ambre Dromgoole

A review of the HBO Max docuseries The Way Down and the place of Black Americans in Christian diet...

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The Revealer Podcast Episode 22: Black Christians and Hip Hop

March 7, 2022Editorial Staff

Hip hop’s influence on Black Christianity, the prevalence of Black Christian hip hop artists, and connections between Christian hip...

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Finding My Way Back to the Black Church through Hip Hop

March 7, 2022Erika Gault

An excerpt from the book Networking the Black Church: Digital Black Christians and Hip Hop

Conversation

Black Women Getting Free

July 22, 2021Ambre Dromgoole

A conversation with acclaimed author Deesha Philyaw about her award-winning book The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Review

Just The Right Amount of Sugar

March 9, 2021Sharrona Pearl

A review of the documentary Making Sweet Tea and its portrayal of Black gay men in the South and...

Feature

Postapocalyptic Communities: Tribal and Religious Organizations Respond to COVID-19

March 9, 2021Abel R. Gomez

How have groups that survived near-genocide reacted to the pandemic and what can they teach us about how to...

Feature

Pastor Mary Cosby, Arranged Pentecostal Marriages, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

February 4, 2021Ambre Dromgoole

The prevalence of arranged marriages in Black Pentecostal communities

Preparing to Fight the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

January 12, 2011

Truth Wins Out takes the time to note contact information for senators and representatives as well as Ugandan...

Does Obama Have A "Black Agenda"?

April 7, 2010

Ann Neumann: At WaPo‘s On Faith blog, a bit of helpful background on President Obama’s meeting yesterday with 20 black religious...

Feature

Parks and the Movement Church

November 1, 2005

By Raegan Johnson In the wake of Rosa Park’s death, The New York Times published an article about the...

High-Impact Black Conservatism

August 26, 2005

Says Bishop Harry Jackson, the most visible African American religious leader aligned with the conservative movement: “High impact African-American...

The Valuable Value of Values

May 19, 2005

A fine example of the uncritical approach the mainstream press takes to most religion stories can be found in...

Feature

Black Christians, the Homosexuality Debate, and the American Creed

August 5, 2004

Malcolm X used to tell blacks to put aside their religious differences in order to confront their common oppressor,...

Tragedy, Spirituality, and Black Justice

Black Religion, Psychiatry, and the Crossroads Project with Judith Weisenfeld

"Honk for Jesus" and the Influence of Black Megachurches Today

Choreographing the Spirit: Kyle Marshall, Religion, and Race on the Dance Stage

The Way Black: Considering Black Membership in the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

The Revealer Podcast Episode 22: Black Christians and Hip Hop

Finding My Way Back to the Black Church through Hip Hop

Black Women Getting Free

Just The Right Amount of Sugar

Postapocalyptic Communities: Tribal and Religious Organizations Respond to COVID-19

Pastor Mary Cosby, Arranged Pentecostal Marriages, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Preparing to Fight the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Does Obama Have A "Black Agenda"?

Parks and the Movement Church

High-Impact Black Conservatism

The Valuable Value of Values

Black Christians, the Homosexuality Debate, and the American Creed

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