On August 1 of this year, what would have been Henrietta Lacks’ 103rd birthday, biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific reached a settlement with Henrietta’s family for profiting from the use of Henrietta’s cells without her consent.

CRS grieves those lost to gun violence and urges you to take action. Read our reflection on the Highland Park Shooting.

View photos and read a recap of the historic groundbreaking ceremonies of the International African American Museum.

Profiles of two influential women in history for Women's History Month: Andrée de Jongh, who formed the Comet line to save Allied airmen, and Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to the US Cabinet.

Read this article to learn about a National Day of Racial Healing celebration and healing circles hosted by Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Greater Chicago. Be sure to register for these events!

This year’s theme is Together, We Win! These questions can be used to guide conversation with your congregation after viewing the 2022 Annual Membership Assembly video. We would love to hear from you the thoughts and plans that came out of your discussion.

Today marks the 21st Anniversary of September 11, 2021, when we watched our nation come under one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. Yvonne V. Delk Theologian in Residence, Rev. Erica Williams shares her experience during this traumatic event and invites you to join her for Reflect, Act, Pray on September 20 via Zoom.

Some of you are familiar with the intelligent African tribe called the Maasai. These fearsome and mighty warriors have a tradition of greeting one another by asking: "Kasserian Ingera"...which means…"And how are the children?"

Community Renewal Society, as a member of the Chicago Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, share this statement condemning the mass shooting in Highland Park on July 4.

Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton, reflects on all the work we’ve been doing to advocate for social and economic justice and eliminate barriers of race and class over the past year.

The campaign to end permanent punishments on people with criminal records in Illinois

August is typically a time of excitement as the new school year begins. This year, that excitement is tempered with apprehension as school districts decide the best course of action for their students whether that be in-person or remote instruction, or a hybrid model.

Hybrid model. Sychronous learning. Pandemic pod. These words have quickly become the new normal when parents talk about school this fall.

How are you impacted by schools opening during this pandemic?

After just a few months of lock-down, why open up schools in the middle of a raging pandemic?

There are over 4,000 people incarcerated at the Cook County Jail and 3,000 people on staff—both are particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.

A Just Harvest raises its voice with all who are mourning and demanding justice for Black men, women and trans siblings murdered by police who are sworn to serve and protect them.

Our member congregations are being creative in managing their worship services and connecting with their members during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of my favorite chants from the movement for Black Lives in Ferguson, MO was a call to “Get out of the house and into the streets!” or “Get out of the pews and into the streets!”

I'd wager that amidst the parades, days off from work (for many but not all), countless cookouts, and, of course, fireworks, most Americans don't think about how complex and complicated our Independence Day can be for many Americans to whom it never applied.