Social Justice
How to put your faith to work in response to today’s violence
Here are a few suggestions on how we can respond to the violence and pain through active faith.
Movement to build affordable housing on church land reaches Florida
As Miami-Dade County in Florida grapples with a housing affordability crisis, houses of worship are being recruited to build affordable homes on vacant or underutilized church land.
Grand Rapids pastors mobilize in wake of fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya
Pastors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are taking action as the city reels in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II
These Red Ball Express trucks and the Black men who drove and loaded them made the U.S. Army the most mobile and mechanized force in WWII
Faithful Service: An Interview with Stacey Abrams
UrbanFaith sat down with Stacey Abrams for this EXCLUSIVE interview to talk about faith, family, public service, voting rights, and her historic run for governor.
Whose vote counts? Whose doesn’t?
The push for voting rights is a moral imperative and requires the urgent passage of nationwide voting rights legislation.
Making religious sense of climate change on small islands
The latest report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that one crisis is not taking a pause while we settle another.
TERRAFORM: An Interview with PROPAGANDA
UrbanFaith sat down with artist and now author PROPAGANDA to discuss his new book Terraform: Building a Better World.
The world united to pray to save the boy in the well. Why not children who die in war?
Over the past week, much of the world was gripped by the heartbreaking story of Rayan, a 5-year-old boy who had plunged 104 feet into a well in Morocco.
Our God believes in Justice
In a world where everyone has an opinion of what justice is, and what is wrong seems to be appealing and receiving the most media attention, as believers, it is very encouraging to know God’s pure intention and desire for what true justice is.
Hartford International University expands Black ministries with Howard Thurman Center
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace has launched its new Howard Thurman Center for Justice and Transformational Ministry an expansion of its longtime Black Ministries Program
Violence isn’t the only way Christian nationalism endangers democracy
One year ago at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the world witnessed one way in which Christian nationalism imperils American democracy. But political violence is not the only way Christian nationalism jeopardizes our democracy.
Talking About Race: An Interview with Bishop Kenneth Ulmer
UrbanFaith sat down with Bishop Kenneth Ulmer to discuss his most recent work to confront racism and bring people together.
“Type Faith”
A Poem: A brown man taught me how to love and He taught me about faith, too
Been Buying Black: An Interview with Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III
UrbanFaith sat down with Dr. Haynes to discuss their recent #100BuyBlack initiative which honors and extends the legacy of Black Wall Street
What Americans hear about social justice at church – and what they do about it
Today, many Americans are pessimistic about inequality, political divisions and ethnic conflict. Yet, as these surveys show, social justice-minded congregations inspire members to work for policies that support their vision of the public good.
Tool for police reform rarely used by local prosecutors
Reform activists and civil rights advocates say prosecutors already have powerful tools at their disposal to curb bad behavior by police
How to Fight Racism: An Interview with Jemar Tisby
In his new book, How to Fight Racism, New York Times best-selling author Jemar Tisby continues the conversation about racial reconciliation in the church, but adds a framework for how to do it.