1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (855+ words) It wasn't extremely hot when Shauna Thomas' electricity was shut off in early June last year after she fell behind on her bills. In St. Ann, Missouri, the small city just north of Saint Louis, where Thomas lived, it was…...

20+ hour, 50+ min ago  (616+ words) As Musk's AI empire grows, Black communities near Memphis say they're paying the environmental price. Now the Trump administration has stepped in to defend the company, arguing its chatbot is essential to national security. In the legal battle between the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1613+ words) Benjamin Pinckney survived gun violence and dreamed of becoming a physician assistant. Now new federal student loan limits threaten that goal'and, experts say, could discourage many other Black students from pursuing healthcare careers. Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (632+ words) The persistent U. S. maternal healthcare crisis is increasingly putting midwives in the spotlight as being part of the all-hands-on-deck approach to reducing the number of women having pregnancy related complications that too often include death. That search led her to Black…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (860+ words) A grandmother's daily prayers shaped Dr. Le Kesha Attuquayefio long before she became a preacher, author and ministry leader. Today, the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church minister is using digital media, leadership coaching and mentoring to reach believers while remaining rooted…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1240+ words) Performer Ziiomi Law explains why no two performances of Pray are ever alike: the audience helps shape every service, every story and every moment of this immersive celebration of Black spirituality. Before the lights dim, before a single line is…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (865+ words) For generations, environmental justice in Black America has been measured in asthma rates, cancer diagnoses and poisoned drinking water. Scientists now say another consequence may be emerging: chemicals and microscopic plastics omnipresent in everyday life could be harming Black men's…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (487+ words) Invitations to major evangelical conferences often serve as an informal credentialing system, signaling trust and influence. Mitchell's appearance alongside Trump adviser Jentezen Franklin illustrates how his ministry is increasingly being embraced by leaders who shape the future of American evangelicalism....

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (902+ words) Project TURN is challenging traditional ideas about prison ministry by bringing Duke Divinity students and incarcerated classmates together as equal participants in theological education. The result is a program that transforms future pastors while affirming the dignity, wisdom, and humanity…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1018+ words) For centuries, humanity has searched for answers about how the universe began. One scientist believes his mathematical analysis of cosmological data confirms the Genesis creation account, reopening one of history's oldest debates over where science ends and faith begins. Dr....