White readers have long justified their subjugation of Black people with biblical references, and McCaulley writes about this history of exegetical distortion. But he doesn’t let it be the end of the ...

Radically progressive Black church leaders have always used history and scripture to fight anti-Black racism. And the legacy lives on today. IE 11 is not supported.

After all, the Bible affirms black lives are created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26–27), and our country has a history of dehumanizing black people. The words “black lives matter” affirm a ...

A Black family's Bible ended up in the Smithsonian and helped a California family fill out its genealogy. It's on display in the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

More than half (54%) of Black Americans say they believe this. As with other questions explored here, Black Protestants (64%) are more likely to express this belief than are Black Catholics (44%).

The roots of today’s divisions are also visible in Christian Citizens: Reading the Bible in Black and White in the Postemancipation South (Univ. of North Carolina, Nov.) by Elizabeth L. Jemison ...

In most Western Christian traditions, God is a “he” and Jesus is white. And all too often, the Bible is used to justify hate and discrimination. “I’m black, I’m a lesbian, and I’m ...

Indeed, more than half of black people in the U.S. (54%) – both Christian and non-Christian – say they read the Bible or other holy scripture at least once a week outside of religious services, ...