• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Christian News Now

Christian News Now

News for the Thinking Christian

  • Home
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Church
  • Faith
  • Tech & Science
  • Family
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

How The New Documentary About The Black Church Is Telling A New Story

February 19, 2021 by Staff

(Relevant) Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a literary critic and academic who’s become well known as the host of the popular Finding Your Roots series, in which public figures and big names explore their ancestral histories — often to surprising results. Now he’s turned his attention to a new documentary for PBS called The Black Church, which explores the “deep history of the Black church and culture of African American faith communities.” Part one aired Tuesday, February 16. The next part will air tonight, Wednesday, at 9 PM EST. The docus-series tells a “story of grace and resilience, struggle and redemption, hope and healing” and features interviews with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Bishop Michael Curry, Cornel West, Pastor Shirley Caesar and Rev. Al Sharpton.

RELEVANT spoke with the series’ director Stacey Holman, the Emmy-nominated mind behind movies like Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 6 Things I Never Told You. She told us about her involvement with the series, the biggest surprises she came across and why the series matters now.

This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

read more

Filed Under: Entertainment

Primary Sidebar

Trending News

American Family Radio Drops Alistair Begg Following Controversial Remarks About LGBTQ+ Weddings

Cause of Death Revealed for Dallas Pastor Bryan Dunagan, 44

God Is ‘Still Good’—Beth Moore and Jackie Hill Perry Encourage Women Experiencing Infertility

‘I Barely Touched the Lady’—James MacDonald Addresses Assault Charges in Recent Interview

RSS ChurchLeaders

  • ‘Whole Thing Needs To Burn’—Former Newsboys Producer Steve Taylor Discusses Michael Tait-Newsboys Scandal
  • Walter Kim: Reaching Every Generation—Curiosity, Connection, & Culture Wars

RSS Faithit

  • Nurse Adopts NICU Baby Who Didn’t Have Any Visitors for 5 Months
  • 15 Little-Known Facts About the Late Princess Diana

RSS ForEveryMom

  • “Strict Parents Raise Sneaky Kids”—The Case for Setting Boundaries in My Home
  • As Moms, the Reality of “The Last Time” Can Be Too Much

Footer

About Us

Privacy Policy

Contact Us

Newsletter

Search

Copyright © 2025 · Christian News Now