Adelle Banks

As the 100th anniversary of #BlackHistoryMonth is observed, I hope to create a thread of my related @RNS stories. Please check out links below. (RNS photo/Kit Doyle)

“Government can hand out money, but it cannot put hope in a person’s heart or a sense of purpose in a person’s life,” became President George W. Bush’s mantra as he started the 1st White House faith-based office. 25 years later, it endures. My @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/03/19/whi…

“We hear of Dr. King, we hear of others like John Lewis, but he lived the gospel of loving your neighbor as yourself,” said Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner of civil rights veteran John Perkins, who died March 13. My @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/03/13/joh…

@RNS @fiona_ndre And on the 28th and last day of #BlackHistoryMonth, read about how the 1950s comic book “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a teaching tool and an influential historical account used in the U.S. and abroad. religionnews.com/2025/05/29/int…

@RNS @fiona_ndre On the 27th day of #BlackHistoryMonth, check out my ’25 @RNS story about clergy noticing the emphasis shifting away from race relations that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death. religionnews.com/2025/05/22/5-y…

As the 100th anniversary of #BlackHistoryMonth is observed, I hope to create a thread of my related @RNS stories. Please check out links below. (RNS photo/Kit Doyle)

Three new books by prominent Black denominational leaders examine the role of the Black church and the work of its clergy and lay people — all historical analyses pegged to #BlackHistoryMonth. My @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/02/27/bla…

Leaders of Morehouse College’s chapel assistants have questioned the chapel’s unveiling of a portrait of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith. My @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/02/27/jos…

Black Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated to consider nonrelatives a part of their families. religionnews.com/2026/02/25/emb…

Outdoor displays once reserved almost exclusively for Christmas are now lighting up lawns during the Islamic month of fasting. religionnews.com/2026/02/24/chr…

“This grant addresses persistent inequities in preservation funding that have left many Black churches under-resourced despite their outsized cultural and historical importance,” said a leader of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church. My @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/02/24/33-…

The column, with coverage by @HamilHarris, @AMBankstw and @danielsilliman. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/2/20…

@HamilHarris @AMBankstw @danielsilliman Inside the Godbeat: "David E. Anderson was editor of @RNS ... and a signal voice on the religion beat for two decades as a reporter for @UPI,” @AMBankstw and @bobsmietana wrote in his obituary. @ReligionReport lauds him as “a pioneering voice.” religionunplugged.com/news/2026/2/20…

Former RNS Editor David E. Anderson, who died Feb. 14, said he covered “too many” church conventions, along with seven presidents and three popes. My, @bobsmietana @RNS story: religionnews.com/2026/02/18/dav…