The Historic, And Now Virtual, Role Of The Black Church In Boston
On the latest episode of GBH s
Basic Black, host Callie Crossley is joined by four guests to talk about the Black church and its role in the Black community in Boston and beyond, following PBS airing of
The Black Church, a documentary hosted by Henry Louis Gates, earlier this week. The panel will touch on a range of issues from politics and church leadership to membership, attracting younger people, and more. Guests include Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, founding pastor of the New Roots AME Church; Rev. Barbara Simmons of Plymouth African Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev. James Ross, Area Conference Minister, Northeast Region of the Southern New England Conference of United Church of Christ; and Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor of Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies at Boston College.