'Breathe, Pray, Meditate': Born From Resistance, Black Churches Now Leading In Crises
Black America today is facing not just one crisis, but a convergence. African-Americans have been hit harder by the virus and job losses. And there's systemic racism and discrimination.
The doors of Greater New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit have been closed for weeks.
The 95-year-old church's pews are empty. Ministry continues, with no in person presence. What Pastor Kenneth Flowers says he misses most are "holy hugs."
"When church is dismissed, I say, 'Give someone a holy hug and everyone turns and we always hug each other,'" Flowers said. "I thrive off of the physical contact of being able to hug my
