Sarah Lewis is the John L. Loeb associate professor of the humanities and associate professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and the author of the forthcoming book “The ...

The Washington National Cathedral hired its first female stonemason this year. She joins a team overseeing the installation of stone tablets that symbolize the cathedral’s mission to be a sacred ...

With prayers, poetry, hymns and history, the Washington National Cathedral dedicated two new racial justice-themed stained glass windows Saturday. The windows replaced two others that were removed in ...

Lynn Norment, a columnist for The Commercial Appeal, is a former editor for Ebony Magazine. During a recent visit to Washington, D.C., I spent hours in the Washington National Cathedral, where I found ...

Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday that the new stained glass windows in its main worship space will highlight racial justice in an effort to "tell the truth" about the country's past.

The new windows are titled “Now and Forever” and show demonstrators during a march or protest. Some demonstrators carry signs that say “Fairness” and “No Foul Play” as the group marches across the ...

Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African American life, to design new ...

In this 2017 photo, employees set up scaffolding to remove stained-glass windows depicting Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson at Washington National Cathedral. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein for the ...