Join host Callie Crossley virtually for GBH Celebrates the Black Church on Monday, Feb. 8, from 6 p.m. -7 p.m. with local church leaders and scholars on the evolution of the Black church in Boston and across the nation. Speakers include Rev. Dr. Emmett G. Price III, Rev. Dr. Theodore Hickman-Maynard, Rev. Irene Monroe, and Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce.

This virtual live event expands upon themes presented in a new two-part documentary series called “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song”. Premiering on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. on PBS stations nationwide, the series addresses the social, educational, financial, cultural, and political role the Black Church has played in the lives of generations of African Americans.