The church is at her absolute best when she is a bold and prophetic voice for the power of the love upon which our faith is based.

The march and its counter-protest showed the sharp divide in how blacks and whites view the police in a city with few integrated neighborhoods.

Each of the participants carried wooden crosses bearing the names of victims.

Archbishop Wester: "Countless nonprofits and civic organizations work to fill food baskets, but some legislators want to take food out of another basket, the grocery basket, with their proposed food tax."

Accompaniment, unlike charity, can't be done from a distance.

As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.