Politics Jul 25 Kamala Harris and faith: a Baptist with a Jewish spouse and ties to the Black Church and Gandhi By Darren Sands, Associated Press
Arts Feb 15 Watch 6:43 Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new series ‘The Black Church’ A new four-part series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song," premieres Tuesday on PBS. It’s a sweeping history of religion, politics and culture led by Henry Louis Gates Jr., the noted Harvard scholar and host… By Jeffrey Brown, Leah Nagy
Arts Feb 12 Black women were vital to the Black church. Here are 2 stories While the “backbone of the church has been Black women almost from the very beginning,” historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. said, their roles have both been suppressed within the church and forgotten when recounting its history. By Christina Turner
Politics Nov 05 Black clergy making last second push to get out the vote In battleground states, black clergy are extending "Souls to the Polls" efforts to get black churchgoers to cast ballots early or on Election Day. By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press
Politics Apr 29 Watch Obama Seeks to Quell Furor Over Former Pastor Sen. Barack Obama responded on Tuesday to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's recent media blitz in the run up to primary elections in North Carolina and Indiana. Veteran political reporters discuss the upcoming votes and the impact of the Wright controversy.
Apr 28 Watch Wright Defends Sermons as Debate Over Race Continues Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack Obama's longtime pastor, defended the fiery sermons that have become an issue on the campaign trail Monday and criticized what he called an "attack on the black church." A panel of columnists and analysts discuss… Continue watching