We're looking at the history of watch night, a New Year's Eve tradition for Black Americans that goes back to the Civil War.

Black churches across the U.S. are seeing a decline in attendance. “Bedside Baptist Church” members, a term coined to name people who virtually watch church in their bedrooms, became a thing during ...

The watch service continues a tradition that traces its roots to the night the Emancipation Proclamation was scheduled to ...

This story was originally published by the KneeDeep Times. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,” declares Reverend Frank Jackson, Jr. on Google Meet with a spark in his eye, quoting the ...

It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years. It was more daunting — ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday extolled the existence of Black churches, saying the world would be a different place if they were not around to show people the “power of faith” ...

Sunday service used to end with fellowship and maybe a potluck dinner heavy on fried chicken and sweet tea. But increasingly, Black churches across the country are extending their mission beyond ...

On a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: This Black History Month we wanted to celebrate the role of Black churches in advancing a more just and progressive society. But why have so many historic ...

In Detroit, our voices are loud and our legacy in shaping one of America’s most important majority-Black cities is undeniable and growing. Every chapter of this city’s history reflects our progress — ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started ...

A man was fatally stabbed in the Morris Manor apartments. Get ready for some fabulous deals for when you're on the go, your beauty routine and in the kitchen. It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon ...