Martha Simmons, a scholar on black preaching and a consultant to an upcoming PBS special on the black church. One of the city's most prominent black pastors said she couldn't have won without the strong support of Chicago's black church community. What the terrible looks likeAsk many gifted, ambitious women who attend traditional black churches, and they can tell you about something terrible. Black women are the heart and muscle of the black church. He says those black churchgoers who voted for Lightfoot weren't defying black church tradition; some were acting within it.

Source: CNN April 07, 2019 08:37 UTC