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Jennifer Leath

Jennifer S. Leath, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University.  Leath is also an itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.

 

Sexuality/GenderDecember 12, 2013

50 Years After ‘Dream’ It’s Time For Black Churches To Lead on LGBT

By Jennifer Leath

Here’s an idea for black churches: be justice churches.

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