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b'\\u201cWe must face the fact that in America,\\u201d said MLK, \\u201dthe church is still the most segregated major institution.\\u201d For Black people, the church has traditionally been a place of\\xa0restoration, renewal, community, and collective action. But even during the vigor and heat of the Civil Rights Era, with church leaders like MLK up in front, the role of Christianity did not go unquestioned in Black America. And now, with the \\u201cprosperity gospel\\u201d as loud as ever, we\\u2019re interrogating this pillar of our culture. The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews of Faith In Action helps understand how we got here, and what we should be asking of our faith communities if we\\u2019re truly interested in Black liberation.\\n\\xa0\\nBlack History Year is produced by PushBlack, the nation\\u2019s largest non-profit Black media company. Obviously, the power that comes from knowing our history is important to you. PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com. Most people do 5 of 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work. Production support from Mikel Ellcessor and Jessica Rugh Frantz from Limina House and Sasha Kai Parker as editor/sound designer, with the PushBlack team: Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Eskedar Getahun, Abeni Jones, Patrick Sanders, and Cydney Smith.\\n\\xa0\\nUseful links:\\n"Echoes of the Struggle" by Janelle Gray\\nFaith in Action\\nInteractive Story Map \\u201cNat Turner\\u2019s Slave Rebellion: The Southampton Insurrection\\u201d\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'