Opinion | Don’t Like What Trump Is Doing? You Have More Power Than You Think.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 16, 2025
For this Lent, the Rev. Jamal Bryant, the pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta, didn’t urge the 10,000 members of his congregation to give up chocolate or coffee. Instead, he called for a 40-day “fast” from shopping at Target because of its decision to pull back on its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Other influential African American congregations across the country followed . . .