NEW YORK (RNS) — Sitting in her office on Manhattan’s far west side, the new president of New York Theological Seminary, the Rev. LaKeesha Walrond, recalled how she once was reprimanded as a youth for ...

Every month is Black History Month, and Rev. LaKeesha Walrond is proving that after being appointed to be the first Black female president of the New York Theological Seminary. Walrond will step into ...

NEW YORK—New York Theological Seminary’s (NYTS) Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond as its new President. Dr. Walrond brings more than two decades of ...

LaKeesha Walrond, 47, became president of New York Theological Seminary on June 3. She is the first woman and first African American to hold the position. For over a decade, Walrond served as ...

A metro Detroit photographer and activist created an engaging Black History Month exhibit of children from her community posing as notable figures in African American history. LaKeesha Morrison’s son ...