Today, on the 145th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, we look back to an historic meeting in 1935, when the idea of nonviolent civil disobedience passed from India’s spiritual leader to Howard Thurman, the man who would deeply influence an entire generation of black ministers and civil rights leaders—among them Martin Luther King Jr. Read more →

We continue our Black History Month series with a look at books that address the problem of inequality and provide visions of a better future for people of all races. Read more →

A new book about one of the great African-American religious thinkers. Read more →