AFRICAN AMERICAN REPORTS

Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, a Black religious sister who founded the country’s first Afr...

Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would name Washington's archbishop, Wilton Gregory, a cardinal next month, making him the fir...

Pastor Kelcy G.L. Steele of Varick Memorial AME Zion Church (New Haven, CT) released the following statement in response to President Trum...

The 759 registered messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s (SCBC) 199th Annual Meeting made history Nov. 12 by electing a ...

Federal hate crime charges have been filed against the son of a sheriff's deputy who was arrested in connection with a string of fir...

After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom, is the true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for non-violent drug traff...

Emanuel IN THEATERS JUNE 17 & 19 ONLY National headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service in Char...

The Seventh District Baptist Association, is a 149 year old non-profit religious organization. They are working with the Governor of Lo...

Pope Francis has tapped Archbishop Wilton Gregory to lead the embattled Archdiocese of Washington, giving the nation's capital its ...

The U.S. bishops gave their assent to the canonization effort launched for Sister Thea Bowman by the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi...

The months ahead of midterm elections, often a time of lower turnout among African-Americans and others, have become a focus of passiona...

The late Aretha Franklin's family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul's fune...

(RNS) — Xavier Cooper went straight from his shift as a cook at a fast-food restaurant to an early showing of the “Black Panther” movi...

A.R. Bernard, the pastor of the Christian Cultural Center Megachurch in Brooklyn, New York is the first religious leader to step down...

Rev. Raphael Warnock of historic Ebenezer Baptist Church will lead a group of African American clergy from across the nation on Ca...

By George L. Cook III African American Reports. [ EMAIL ] I know for some homosexuality and the black church is a sensitive subject bu...

In an effort to flip the script and court African American voters, Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to broaden his appeal by at...

In an effort to reach out to African-American voters, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make his first foray into blac...

UPDATE: TRUMP CANCELS PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BLACK PASTORS It appears that the Trump Campaign has been caught in a lie. A meeting has b...

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, installed Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, urged Episcopalians to evangel...