They were the leaders of the US Civil Rights era, but what role do Black clergy play in today’s BLM movement?
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Myriam Renaud, PhD, is a scholar of religion in public life. She has written for The Atlantic, The Conversation US, Religion & Politics, The Globe Pos... t, among other publications.
They were the leaders of the US Civil Rights era, but what role do Black clergy play in today’s BLM movement?