Race & Religion Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/race-religion/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:40:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Race & Religion Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/race-religion/ 32 32 7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:26:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164705&preview=true&preview_id=4164705 (The Conversation) — Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee camps.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/feed/ 0 Montgomery County, Maryland, was most religiously diverse US county in 2023 https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:58:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164319 (RNS) — Beyond the religiously unaffiliated, which represent slightly less than 2 in 10 (17.8%) residents, the largest religious group in the county was Black Protestants, who make up 10% of the population. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/feed/ 0 Will Tim Walz help Democrats win back Muslims? Unlikely, these leaders say. https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/will-tim-walz-help-democrats-win-back-muslims-unlikely-these-leaders-say/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/will-tim-walz-help-democrats-win-back-muslims-unlikely-these-leaders-say/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:37:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161785 (RNS) — The majority of American Muslims see America’s role in the war in Gaza as their top concern in the US presidential election. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/will-tim-walz-help-democrats-win-back-muslims-unlikely-these-leaders-say/feed/ 0 Latino evangelicals push for immigration reform ahead of election https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/latino-evangelicals-push-for-immigration-reform-ahead-of-election/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/latino-evangelicals-push-for-immigration-reform-ahead-of-election/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:55:44 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161512 (RNS) — With rising political power, Latino voters will make their voices heard on immigration, but Latinos, including evangelicals, are far from a unified bloc.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/12/latino-evangelicals-push-for-immigration-reform-ahead-of-election/feed/ 0 Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:47:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161314&preview=true&preview_id=4161314 (The Conversation) — A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/feed/ 0 Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:09:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159049&preview=true&preview_id=4159049 RNS - Bans on Native drum ceremonies bring up resonant histories of forced repression and trauma for Native communities today.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/feed/ 0 Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/amos-brown-pastor-to-kamala-harris-known-for-civil-rights-reparations-activism/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/amos-brown-pastor-to-kamala-harris-known-for-civil-rights-reparations-activism/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:29:06 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158718 (RNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris has praised Brown, ‘my pastor,’ as a man who also has long been her mentor.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/amos-brown-pastor-to-kamala-harris-known-for-civil-rights-reparations-activism/feed/ 0 Mosque with ties to Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali receives historic preservation funds https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/mosque-with-ties-to-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali-receives-historic-preservation-funds/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/mosque-with-ties-to-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali-receives-historic-preservation-funds/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:47:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158300 (RNS) — Masjid Muhammad in Washington, DC, is the first African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund awardee connected to the Islamic faith.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/mosque-with-ties-to-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali-receives-historic-preservation-funds/feed/ 0 Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering https://religionnews.com/2024/07/17/decades-after-billie-holidays-death-strange-fruit-is-still-a-searing-testament-to-injustice-and-of-faithful-solidarity-with-suffering/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/17/decades-after-billie-holidays-death-strange-fruit-is-still-a-searing-testament-to-injustice-and-of-faithful-solidarity-with-suffering/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:17:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4157469&preview=true&preview_id=4157469 (The Conversation) — Christian and Jewish themes influenced the world of art around one of jazz’s greatest singers.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/17/decades-after-billie-holidays-death-strange-fruit-is-still-a-searing-testament-to-injustice-and-of-faithful-solidarity-with-suffering/feed/ 0 Pastors see a wariness among Black men to talk abortion politics as Biden works to shore up base https://religionnews.com/2024/07/16/pastors-see-a-wariness-among-black-men-to-talk-abortion-politics-as-biden-works-to-shore-up-base/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/16/pastors-see-a-wariness-among-black-men-to-talk-abortion-politics-as-biden-works-to-shore-up-base/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:36:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4157677&preview=true&preview_id=4157677 WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix pastor the Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr. has had countless discussions this election season with fellow Black men on the economy, criminal justice, immigration and other issues dominating the political landscape in their battleground state of Arizona. But never abortion.

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