Tatum! Good grief.

The mysterious deletion of a recording of the Rev. Gina M. Stewart’s history-making sermon before a joint session of Baptist groups in her hometown crystallized the movement for gender equity’s moment of progress and peril in the Black church universal. apnews.com/article/a6801c…

The mysterious deletion of a recording of the Rev. Gina M. Stewart’s history-making sermon before a joint session of Baptist groups in her hometown crystallized the movement for gender equity’s moment of progress and peril in the Black church universal. apnews.com/article/a6801c…

'By Tuesday afternoon, some Morehouse alumni were circulating an online letter that condemns the administration’s invitation to Biden and seeking signatures to pressure Morehouse President David Thomas to rescind it.' w/ Bill Barrow Darren Sands apnews.com/article/biden-…

Here’s ⁦Luis Andres Henao⁩’s really nice profile on Lama Rod Owens, who is in my estimation, one of the most fascinating spiritual figures in the United States. His guided meditations on tending to grief and radical self-care on Calm are also dope. apnews.com/article/506b1e…

For some Black women in L.A., the cowboy hat + boots isn't a costume, it's a lifestyle.

I interviewed some Black cowgirls about how they are staking their claim in a white male-dominated industry. They say Beyoncé's #CowboyCarter album came just in time. laist.com/news/they-trie…

Not enough people are talking about the fact that in Montgomery there is now a monument to formerly enslaved people that lists every one of their last names as it appeared in the 1870 Census, the first census to record Black people in this country.

legacysites.eji.org/about/monument/

The beleaguered pulpit search committee of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church is moving forward with the candidacy of Kevin R. Johnson after facing public scrutiny over accusations of gender discrimination earlier this year.

Johnson, the 50-year-old lead pastor of Philadelphia’s

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart apnews.com/article/beyonc…

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his last Sunday sermon, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution,” 56 years ago today at the Washington National Cathedral. youtu.be/uFmP3YA3i9g?si…

Top stories on our site this week included:
-Bob Smietana on the popularity of St. Mattress/Bedside Baptist
-Darren Sands on Black churches amid COVID-19 attendance declines
-Aleja Hertzler-McCain on global Christian leaders calling for a Gaza cease-fire
(5/x) publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/word-and-way…

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill? (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/02881a…

‘The Super Bowl of Christianity’: Tapping into the hope of the resurrection, Black Protestant churches in the US ready for larger than usual crowds for Easter services this Sunday. apnews.com/article/2b21b0…

What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide? (By ⁦Luis Andres Henao⁩ of The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/4c22eb…

NYT: The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance nytimes.com/2024/03/21/art…