In 1964, the University found itself home to a new student group on campus: the “Committee for Racial Reconciliation.” The ...

Motivated by hate and the desire to start what he described as a “race war,” a 22-year-old gunman entered the historic Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., on June 17, 2015 ...

Over the last few years and through this year's contentious campaign season, which was rooted in America's deep divisions, there has been a coarsening in the way people talk to each other. We wanted ...

Over the past two decades, higher education has grown exceptionally diverse, enrolling students from all backgrounds and offering opportunities for education and career development for historically ...

Pioneering pastor and civil rights leader John Perkins left the world Friday, but his family and friends say his light will ...

I still remember the day two years ago when I received a call from Mayor Douglas Pons asking me to join the first-ever Williamsburg Truth and Reconciliation Committee. I had a full plate, but I ...

The new year is kicking off with a new community initiative to “build a bigger table.” On Sunday, the congregations of St. John Baptist Church and Williamsburg Christian Church are joining forces to ...

When I attended seminary, one day I decided to debate a professor in class. As a much more seasoned intellectual, he destroyed my argument! Afterward, he showed me some mercy by offering this bit of ...