Black men and women heavily relied on their faith against White supremacy during the era of slavery and the Civil Rights ...

Believing no man should own another, in 1775 he built a Baptist church where Black and white, slave and free, could all worship together. ...

Black smoke emerging from the chimney means the world's 1.4 billion Catholics don't yet have a new pope. White smoke means the cardinals have chosen a new leader of the church . Why the Vatican ...

Black and white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions each day, as they are sequestered and cannot share this news directly. If one candidate doesn't receive the necessary two-thirds ...

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday , April 21. He was 88 ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. ... It wasn't clear whether grey smoke was closer to black or white, for example.

Historically, the white smoke was created by burning the ballots together with dry straw. The black smoke was made from the ballots, wet straw, and with the addition of pitch to darken the color.

Like many white Christian nationalists in 2024, these Black church leaders believed that God was punishing their beloved country. Both groups called for repentance and fundamental change.