Adelle M Banks
Adelle M. Banks, production editor and a national reporter, joined RNS in 1995. An award-winning journalist, she previously was the religion reporter at the Orlando Sentinel and a reporter at The Providence Journal and newspapers in the upstate New York communities of Syracuse and Binghamton.
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5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Church Leaders Say Race Relations Face Retrenchment
Across denominations and races, clergy are noticing the emphasis shifting away from race relations that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death. They’ve seen temporary improvements and then retrenchment but say efforts nevertheless continue to foster understanding and bridge divides.
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‘It’s Not a Theocracy,’ Says Leader on White House, Faith Partnerships Over the Years
The White House faith-based office "put in the consciousness of the federal government how important faith-based and secular organizations are in what they do for society," Stanley Carlson-Thies said.
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Abyssinian Baptist Church Welcomes Dismissal of Pastor Candidate’s Discrimination Suit
A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Abyssinian Baptist Church by a onetime candidate to be the historic Harlem church’s senior pastor.
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USCIRF Report Highlights Little Progress in Religious Liberty Struggles Globally
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued its annual list of countries it considers to be the most egregious violators of religious liberty and urged the new Trump administration to appoint a new ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
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Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., Long-Serving AME Zion Church Leader, Dies at 77
Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., an advocate for education and health and the former senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, died on Sunday (March 9) in Charlotte, North Carolina, after an undisclosed illness. He was 77.
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The Northeast Is the Only Region for Southern Baptist Growth, Analysis Shows
Southern Baptists have long been known as a large branch of evangelical Christianity and a dominant force in the Southern states.
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Documentary Highlights the Tensions, Isolation of Being ‘Black + Evangelical’
A new documentary is shedding light on a group of people who are part of the evangelical Christian tradition in a way.
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Historic Black Churches Receive $8.5 Million in Preservation Grants
Thirty historically Black churches and projects, including those with ties to Civil Rights leaders who led churches and protests across the United States, are receiving grants totaling $8.5 million from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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