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For Black Evangelicals, How Does Masterpiece Cakeshop Compare to Jim Crow?
Four views on why African American Christians have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court’s first ruling on refusing services for same-sex weddings.

Compiled by Kate Shellnutt | June 10, 2018

Christian History
The Anti-Racism Activist That History Forgot
In the Jim Crow era, an African-American newspaper owner made a biblical case against racism.

Paul Putz | June 05, 2018

Christian History
The Father of Gospel Music Wanted to Be a Secular Star
How Thomas Dorsey decided to give up a thriving jazz career for “Precious Lord.”

Kathryn Kemp | May 24, 2018

Book Review | CT Magazine
The Origin Story of Martin Luther King Jr.
How the civil-rights hero honed his preaching skills and prophetic vision at a Northern liberal seminary.

Edward Gilbreath | April 20, 2018

News
50 Years After MLK, Sunday Segregation Isn’t Theological
According to sociology’s top survey, black and white evangelicals have more in common than politics conveys.

Ryan P. Burge | April 04, 2018

News
For #MLK50, Christian Schools Launch $1.5 Million in Minority Scholarships
Dream Forward initiative by Wheaton, Gordon, SBC seminaries, and others builds on Martin Luther King Jr. commemorations in Memphis.

Kate Shellnutt | April 04, 2018

Christian History
Reprint of Ex-slave’s Theology Book Opens ‘Underexplored Vista’
Charles Octavius Boothe's ‘Plain Theology for Plain People’ is a glorious recovery of African American theological heritage.

David Roach | February 27, 2018

Speaking Out
We Need to Read Stories of People Who Were Enslaved
Six reasons why listening to these voices is worth your time.

Joy Craun | February 27, 2018

Speaking Out
What ‘Black Panther’ Means for Christians
This celebration of black culture and black success points to a bigger story for the church.

Esau McCaulley | February 20, 2018

Christian History
Why the Enslaved Adopted the Religion of Their Masters—and Transformed It
The story of early African-American Christianity proves the power of the Resurrection against oppression.

Dante Stewart | February 12, 2018

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50 Years After MLK, Sunday Segregation Isn’t Theological
According to sociology’s top survey, black and white evangelicals have more in common than politics conveys.
For #MLK50, Christian Schools Launch $1.5 Million in Minority Scholarships
Dream Forward initiative by Wheaton, Gordon, SBC seminaries, and others builds on Martin Luther King Jr. commemorations in Memphis.

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