Major shifts are happening inside Black religious life, especially among fast-growing nondenominational churches. Sources: AJC | Getty Images | CNN | CBS

Historian Jemar Tisby explains how Black churches emerged in response to discrimination and became centers of community and political organizing.

Craving apple pie pastries without the fuss? AJC’s Monti Carlo shares 5 tips for an easy, flaky puff pastry apple pie in about 30 minutes.

AJC producer Najja Parker asks Philip Anthony Mitchell about pastors’ role in politics and what could be lost if the Black church label disappears.

Months after the death of his son, Nathan Smith, Atlanta music icon Lil Jon says he's still navigating grief. Video by Mariana Castro for the AJC

Lil Jon opens up about navigating divorce, drinking less and finding happiness through meditation and affirmations.

Sources: AJC|2819church|CBS|CNN|Fox 5|Getty|JamalBryantPodcast; lasseburholt; TheVinceEverettEllisonShow/YT|Lionheart Church|RSBN|WCNC|World Overcomers Church

President Trump invoked the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley while criticizing U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. Video by Eli Goodstein; Source: AP

President Donald Trump repeated his false claims of election fraud in Georgia during a rally in Dalton. Video by Eli Goodstein; Source: Associated Press

Credits: Video by Najja Parker | Keola Racela and Jordan Pettiford for the AJC; Sources: AJC | National Archives | University of Pennsylvania