Mar 12, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) reflection by Sarah Roberson In 2001, I sat in the auditorium of Morehouse College. I was a 23 year old political science student from California, sitting in the space where my hero had once spoken. For as long as I can remember, I had...
Mar 10, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray reflection by Lani Allenbaugh When I first began reading about Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985), I was struck by how many “firsts” followed their name: the first Black person to earn a JSD degree from Yale Law School, co-founder of the National...
Mar 4, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Raphael Warnock reflection by Ella Grace Harris Reverend Raphael Warnock is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the same church Martin Luther King Jr. had preached in. I became really interested in learning more about Warnock after realizing...
Mar 2, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery reflection by Gavin McCollum This month, 2BC is highlighting the work and ministries of historic Black Baptists. I chose to highlight Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Dean of Duke Chapel. Now, it might be a little on-the-nose for me to choose someone from...
Feb 26, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays reflection by Aaron Mitchell Growing up, I didn’t pay a lot of attention to history. I’m not even sure I was awake during any history class in High School or college. I was also raised in a small, predominantly white town in east Tennessee, so...
Feb 23, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Gowan Pamphlet (c.a. 1748 – c.a. 1809) reflection by Kale Anderson Imagine sneaking out of the house under the cover of night, sneaking through your neighborhood, out into the woods. If you are caught, you could be beaten. You go anyway because you want to...
