Faith, Fear, & Facts: The Role of the Black Church in the age of Coronavirus

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) and Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church (Mount Vernon, NY) for a riveting conversation about faith, race, and the survival of both in the Black community. Dr. Richardson outlines how Black churches have pivoted to meet the expanding needs of Black communities challenged by COVID-19 and weigh reopening decisions amid political pressure. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: National Urban League Black Black America African-American News Information Advocacy Black Church Conference of National Black Churches Faith-Based COVID-19 Pandemic Reopening Social Justice Public Health Health Disparity Reparations Racism White Privilege Corporate Boards Inclusion High Speed Broadband Technology Gap Paycheck Protection Program PPP CDC Contact and Follow: Web: Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: Conference of National Black Churches on Twitter: @thecnbc Conference of National Black Churches website: Grace Baptist Church website: Grace Baptist Church Instagram: gracebcmv Grace Baptist Church Facebook: GraceBaptistChurchMV Google Policy on Twitter: @googlepubpolicy @mschanellep Marc's Twitter: @MarcMorial Clint's Twitter: @ClintEOdom Toni's Twitter: @ToniWiley_1789

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Faith, Fear, & Facts: The Role of the Black Church in the age of Coronavirus is an episode from For The Movement by National Urban League.

This episode is 33:56 long.

This episode was published on Jun 8, 2020.

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