African American Christians reflect on Rebecca Protten, Vernon Johns and other thinkers who influenced their faith.

At the historic Trinity Baptist Church in West Baltimore, a chapter more than half a century in the making has come to a ...

Clergy sometimes place themselves in harm’s way for moral and religious reasons. A scholar of religious ethics explains when – and why.

The First African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in North America and first brick structure owned by African ...

Kelly Farrow has many jobs and a lot on her plate. She is an ordained minister, lecturer, businesswoman, and social justice advocate.

One honor of being a minister is to be welcomed into the lives of people during deeply personal moments. One such honor is preaching sermons for funerals and weddings. These messages are different ...

Rev. Johnathan Bryson has become the first Black pastor in the 150-year history of First Baptist Church of Gastonia. Bryson, a Kings Mountain native and U.S. Air Force veteran, was recently promoted ...

New Hampshire's First Black Church Marker is at 45 Pearl St. in Portsmouth, commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to the People's Baptist Church in 1952. Credit: Black Heritage Trail of New ...

GASTONIA, N.C. — The First Baptist Church in Gastonia celebrated its 150th anniversary with a momentous leadership change, selecting Johnathan Bryson as its first Black senior pastor. This unanimous ...

FBI offering $25K reward for info on Maleeka 'Mollie' Boone Woman thought family was killed in Holocaust, then DNA test revealed truth Tom Homan’s bid for Minnesota reset begins with series of demands ...

It was on Nov. 24, 2014, when then-Howard University student Kevin Lamár Peterman first felt a sermon rise from his belly. That was the same day that a grand jury decided not to indict a white ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Funeral arrangements have been announced for Capt. Claudine Penn, the first Black woman officer at the Memphis Police Department (MPD). Penn began her MPD career in 1963. Ten years ...