Keeping the faith in a presidential election: Does it only take a song and dance to get the Black vote?
“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. Sometimes, all it takes is for our political leaders to sing like us, play an instrument like us, eat like us, or do anything even mildly referencing our culture, and they get our vote — and a free pass to the cookout. At least, that’s what seems to be the standard when politicians visit our faith communities at pivotal times to engage with our “Black church” culture. Hear […]