BET removed decades of written reporting from its website during a video-focused redesign. An Internet Archive project preserves many of the articles.
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico regained White House access after a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s ban and questioned how their passes were revoked.
Converse apologized and removed a sneaker ad featuring aespa’s Karina after critics said its imagery evoked a Klan hood and a lynching.
Donnie McClurkin is preparing to release his final recorded album, FINALLY, months after a former assistant accused him of years of sexual abuse, allegations he denies.
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence and tributes honoring nearly 3,000 victims.
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EEW founder Dianna Hobbs reflects on Frederick Douglass, The North Star, and 19 years of building independent Black Christian media against the odds.
One year after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, his widow, Erika Kirk, leads Turning Point USA and reports significant growth.
At the GOP midterm convention, pastors boldly proclaimed Jesus as the only way as James Talarico's theology highlighted a growing political and religious divide.
NABJ gave Stephen A. Smith its Thumbs Down Award over his criticism of prominent Black women. Does accountability require agreement, or leave room for dissent?
Byron Donalds just won Florida’s GOP primary for governor by 23 points, with Trump's full backing. Let’s explore his narrative-busting triumph.
Trump's election security address split TV networks and reopened the China 2020 interference debate.
The Bible offers timeless lessons on the importance of maintaining a “spiritual economy”—living fruitfully for God despite the decay around us. Let’s explore the topic.
Why do some confrontations end with the wronged person apologizing? Learn how DARVO works and how biblical discernment helps believers recognize manipulation and pursue truth.
Build your faith. Understand the Gospel. Meditate on the Word. Change your life.
Scripture holds two truths without strain. God reigns completely. Man chooses freely. A study through Samson, Joseph, Pharaoh, the Cross, and the Potter and the Clay.
You prayed. You quoted Scripture. You wanted to obey. And still, you fell. This Gospel column explores the question: who is actually responsible for your transformation?
Millions were taught a wife's blood seals the marriage covenant before God. Scripture never makes that claim. Here's what it actually says.
Gospel
Scripture holds two truths without strain. God reigns completely. Man chooses freely. A study through Samson, Joseph, Pharaoh, the Cross, and the Potter and the Clay.
We open the Word already holding our position, and we go hunting for the verse that blesses it. This piece names the quiet danger in how we read our Bibles, and the one question underneath it all. Who is Lord, you or God?
A Scripture-rooted look at how good things become gods, and the one foundation that has never once moved.
Wellness
See how the American Alliance for Black Mental Wellness is breaking the silence in faith communities.
A rare strain of Ebola is spreading fast in eastern Congo with nearly 1,000 suspected cases. Here's what's happening and why it matters.
Many women carry everybody else while quietly running on empty. This wellness piece explores overgiving, burnout, and emotional exhaustion.
INSPIRATION
Feeling weighed down by life's burdens? Discover 5 biblical pathways to overcome heaviness and reclaim your joy and peace in God's presence.
Discover six biblical principles to safeguard your spiritual, mental, and emotional health and preserve your peace
What if you could find a way to experience calm in the chaos, to anchor yourself in a peace that transcends understanding?
Six powerful Bible stories for women facing impossible odds. From the walls of Jericho to the empty tomb, Scripture proves that God specializes in situations that look finished.
A powerful reflection on integrity, obedience, compromise, and how one Scripture changed a life-altering decision.
Hard seasons can harden the heart if bitterness takes root. Here’s the spiritual discipline that helps believers stay grounded, grateful, and spiritually strong.
biblical reflection on Job, suffering, and faith that challenges the belief that hardship is always punishment and offers hope for hard seasons.
News & Analysis
On America's 250th birthday, one Black Christian woman refuses to choose between historical honesty and genuine gratitude. A literary essay.
Texas just became the first state to mandate Bible passages as required reading for 5 million public school students.
Antisemitism has gained ground in segments of the American populist right. EEW Magazine examines the ideology, the data, and what Scripture says about the Jewish people and the cross.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in two cases, clearing the way to end TPS protections for 350,000 Haitians and Syrians and reviving a border asylum metering policy.
The U.S. and Iran walked out of Switzerland talks with two different accounts of what was agreed. Here's what happened and what's still unresolved.
Recent Headlines
The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public on Juneteenth. The campus cost roughly $850 million to build.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents alleging U.S. funding for 120+ biolabs in 30 countries, including Ukraine. Here is what the files say and what is verified.
he DNC finally released its 192-page 2024 election autopsy. Here are five key takeaways on Kamala Harris's campaign shortfalls, messaging failures, and what Republicans did right.
AI didn't arrive recently. It became visible. Here's what that shift means for ordinary people, and why one billionaire's change of heart is worth paying attention to.
As “Jim Crow 2.0” becomes common political language, Dianna Hobbs examines whether the comparison reflects historical reality or stretches beyond it.
Following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, reactions to Erika Kirk exposed how quickly grief can become politicized, scrutinized, and dehumanized in today’s online culture.
Health &
Wellness
Stretch, Sis.
Many women over 40 notice increased stiffness, tension, and reduced mobility. Health experts say consistent stretching and gentle movement can help support flexibility, posture, circulation and more.
See how the American Alliance for Black Mental Wellness is breaking the silence in faith communities.
A rare strain of Ebola is spreading fast in eastern Congo with nearly 1,000 suspected cases. Here's what's happening and why it matters.
Many women carry everybody else while quietly running on empty. This wellness piece explores overgiving, burnout, and emotional exhaustion.
Feeling bloated, tired or “off” after starting probiotics? A gastroenterologist explains probiotic adjustment symptoms.
EMPOWERMENT
The Bible offers timeless lessons on the importance of maintaining a “spiritual economy”—living fruitfully for God despite the decay around us. Let’s explore the topic.
You cannot hear God, or even yourself, if you’re constantly tuned to the noise of everyone else.
In a metrics-driven culture, motivation fades when purpose is replaced by validation. A closer look at why so many feel ready to quit.
This EEW analysis explores how cultural deference to wealth and influence can obscure accountability and harm the vulnerable.
In a culture of constant exposure and emotional overload, many believers feel drained without understanding why. Learn to guard your heart.
After a painful breakup, one woman confronts her habit of people-pleasing and discovers the freedom that comes from living fully aligned with God.
After a reader shared her struggle with gossip, EEW examines how it subtly disrupts peace, shapes mindset, and pulls focus away from spiritual growth.
Distraction has become a defining feature of modern life. Scholars and Scripture offer insight into how constant noise fragments attention and purpose.
MOST READ
A failed attempt to target Trump administration officials at a high-profile Washington event underscores how quickly political grievance can move from rhetoric to action.
A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and leader of the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 84.
As debate swirls over Don Lemon’s indictment, the Bevelyn Beatty Williams case resurfaces, highlighting how courts judge conduct, not intent, under the FACE Act.
Former cable news anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles in a case tied to an anti ICE protest inside a Minnesota church.
BBC-verified video shows Alex Pretti in a physical confrontation with federal immigration agents days before he was fatally shot in Minneapolis. Investigations continue.
Federal authorities arrested three activists after a protest disrupted a St. Paul church service. A judge later ordered their release, while efforts to charge journalist Don Lemon stalled.
Teyana Taylor’s first Oscar nomination is the culmination of years of preparation, faith, and perseverance. A milestone moment shaped by prayer and purpose.
A revealing gown worn by Karri Turner Bryant ignites a theological clash between holiness tradition and modern Christian marriage in the Black church.
ENTERTAINMENT
At 22, Victoria Monai Richards co-wrote, directed and stars in Search Party: Where’s PawPaw?, a faith-rooted family comedy with Tichina Arnold and Tommy Davidson.
Netflix's South African hit "The Polygamist" is messier than it is great. But what it says about bitterness, revenge, and forgiveness is worth your time.
Tyler Perry’s Ruth & Boaz, a modern retelling of the biblical love story, premieres Sept. 26 on Netflix with Serayah, Lepley, and Phylicia Rashad.
Sinners dazzles on screen, but its greatest flaw is unmistakable: it elevates ancestral rootwork above Christ, a choice that should give Black Christian viewers real pause.
An opinion column on accepting the 2024 election result while holding leaders accountable, organizing for the midterms and serving our communities.