'Breathe, Pray, Meditate': Born From Resistance, Black Churches Now Leading In Crises
Black America today is facing not just one crisis, but a convergence. African-Americans have been hit harder by the virus and job losses. And there's systemic racism and discrimination.
![Pastor Donte Hickman, seen at Southern Baptist Church in 2015, says he](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/06/05/ap_647899495064_wide-1f86bd7b0402320263285242ff4ddeaefab74fa6.jpg?s=600)
Black America today is facing not just one crisis, but a convergence. African-Americans have been hit harder by the virus and job losses. And there's systemic racism and discrimination.
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