The Black Megachurch

“The Black MegaChurch” wins the 2012 The National Conference of Black Political Scientists W.E.B. DuBois Distinguished Book Award An explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of American religious life. Boasting memberships into the tens of thousands and meeting within both adorned walls and refurbished warehouse buildings, these contemporary fruits of the Civil Rights Movement hold many of the resources necessary to address America’s contemporary social disparities.