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Virtual Event: Unpacking Black American Religious Life: Praising God, Opposing Racism, and Challenging Black Churches

Join Pew Research Center’s Dr. Besheer Mohamed and Dr. Kiana Cox as they explore findings from the Center’s most in-depth study of religion among Black Americans and examine the role race plays in religious experience, the impact of religion and church on everyday life, and how styles of worship and content of sermons vary across […]

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Virtual Event: Unpacking Black American Religious Life: Praising God, Opposing Racism, and Challenging Black Churches

Join Pew Research Center’s Dr. Besheer Mohamed and Dr. Kiana Cox as they explore findings from the Center’s most in-depth study of religion among Black Americans and examine the role race plays in religious experience, the impact of religion and church on everyday life, and how styles of worship and content of sermons vary across […]

Join Pew Research Center’s Dr. Besheer Mohamed and Dr. Kiana Cox as they explore findings from the Center’s most in-depth study of religion among Black Americans and examine the role race plays in religious experience, the impact of religion and church on everyday life, and how styles of worship and content of sermons vary across congregations. They are joined by Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Dr. Anthea Butler and Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes for a panel discussion moderated by Adelle Banks.