Anti-racism

Race, healing and changing the world

Ending racial trauma requires discipleship in order to overcome evil and achieve transformation, writes an author in this adapted excerpt from her new book.

By Michelle T. Sanchez Executive minister, Make and Deepen Disciples, Evangelical Covenant Church

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Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone talk anti-racism with middle schoolers

Against a backdrop of book banning, attacks on school curricula and the highly publicized death of yet another Black man after an incident of police violence, bestselling authors Kendi and Stone assure a group of North Carolina eighth graders of their humanity and equality.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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‘Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities’

Hush harbors are a perfect example of how Christian community can flourish in the midst of oppression, say two authors in an excerpt from a recent book.

Alexia Salvatierra Brandon Wrencher

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Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church works for the environment and for community well-being

For 40 years, a small, rural North Carolina church has played a crucial role in what is now known as the environmental justice movement.

By Dan Holly Journalist

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Addressing a history of enslavement is key to reparations

A pastor and a sociologist write about the process that a congregation went through to understand and address the enslavers enshrined in their windows.

Lauren Jones Mayfield Gerardo Martí

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Chris Furr: Truth telling, confession and redemption

In a conversation with a fellow pastor and friend, the author of “Straight White Male” discusses his book and the path away from patriarchy and white supremacy that the church could offer.

Charlottesville five years after Unite the Right

Clergy in a Virginia city had mobilized before white nationalist protests resulted in the murder of a counterprotester and injuries to dozens of others. A pastor and civic leader reflects on what has changed.

By Alvin Edwards Pastor, Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church

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Sue Silberberg: The Mezuzah Project gives allies a way to show support for Jewish students

Hundreds of people across the Indiana University campus — Jewish and non-Jewish — put up bright red mezuzahs after antisemitic incidents on campus, says the executive director of Hillel at Indiana University.

Some churchgoers have an incomplete vision of race in America

A national survey shows a disconnect for people in the pews when it comes to perceptions and reality on race and racial oppression.

By Aleta Payne Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership

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A white, progressive pastor reflects on the anti-racism work ahead

In the 1960s and ’70s, the work of justice for white people looked like writing letters, joining marches and signing petitions. But the work ahead is focused on economic justice as well as building relationships, writes a Baptist pastor emeritus.