But a concern in my own life as a Black Christian woman is examining how the church can help Black women remove the damaging mantle of the “strong Black woman.” Living by this narrative can ...

And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church” (1 ...

Due to varied beliefs on whether women can have authority over men, the Black church broadly has been a minefield for women aspiring to pastoral leadership. Beyond that, the question of who gets ...

Philyaw shares her Brief But Spectacular take on Black women, sex and the Black church. Deesha Philyaw is a writer whose debut short story collection, “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” was ...

It started with a Jan. 5 live stream of a church service on Facebook. In it, a young woman, fighting back tears ... media is raising questions about Black church traditions, shame and grace.

In a spectacular development, Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson has been elected as the first woman to lead the United Church of Christ. Replacing Rev. John Dorhauer, who held office starting in 2015 ...

She writes specifically of the unseen and uncelebrated work Black women have done in the church that often relegates them to the background away from the pulpit and the power. But in The Day God ...

“Sometimes it’s our feeding ministry, our workforce development programs, or women-in-transition initiatives that first build that connection.” The Black church has long been a space to ...