Webcast of "Is the Black Church Dead? A Roundtable on the Future of Black Churches"

"IS THE BLACK CHURCH DEAD? A ROUNDTABLE ON THE FUTURE OF BLACK CHURCHES" During the first few months of 2010 a new, yet familiar, debate broke out about the role of black churches in the United States.

Many of you have requested the link to the webcast of the panel I moderated last October here at Columbia, which explored the role of black churches in contemporary society. Albeit a bit delayed, it is now up and featured on the recently re-vamped website of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. I've embedded the first introductory clip here. You can find the rest of dialogue at the site, which features remarks by Anthea Butler, Eddie Glaude, Obery Hendricks, Eboni Marshall Turman and Otis Moss III. Hope you enjoy it!