Bishop Talbert Swan

Clickbait Christianity in a Time of Crisis: When Preachers Choose Clout Over Calling | by Bishop Talbert Swan | Jan, 2026 | Medium

The Rise of the Sellout Pulpit: How Black Preachers Defending Power Are Aiding the Assault on Black Life | by Bishop Talbert Swan | Jan, 2026 | Medium

Nicki Minaj Just Proved Why So Many Black Celebrities Are Out of Touch

‎Holy Bars for a Hurting People - Album by Bishop Talbert Swan - Apple Music

Bishop Talbert W. Swan II: Writer’s personal animus distorts picture of Springfield NAACP leadership - masslive.com

A Mouth for White Power: Stephen A. Smith’s Attack on Jasmine Crockett and the Black Resistance – BlackPressUSA

We must remember Charlie Kirk, not sanctify him (Viewpoint) - masslive.com

I will not celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death, but will not be gaslit into mourning him (Viewpoint) - masslive.com

'The Christian Left' Conversation With Bishop Talbert Swan

October 14: A Betrayal in the Name of Remembrance | by Bishop Talbert Swan | Oct, 2025 | Medium

Bishop Swan inducted into MLK Jr. Board of Preachers in Atlanta

Trump’s manufactured emergency in D.C. is an attack on Black political power (Viewpoint)

Trump’s Attack on Black Political Power: The Manufactured Emergency in D.C.

Accused war criminals don’t get to define peace (Viewpoint)

War Criminals Don’t Get to Define Peace

When government legalizes suffering — and the church is mum (Viewpoint)

A Bill Straight from Hell: Trump’s Assault on the Poor Backed by Pews of Privilege

Whitewashed Standards: When Character Only Counts for the Colored

Stop Hijacking Father’s Day: Black Fathers Deserve to Be Celebrated, Not Sidelined

How much tyranny will Americans tolerate? (Viewpoint)

Deploying Troops, Criminalizing Protest, Silencing Dissent: Trump’s March Toward Dictatorship

When Elderly White Men Throw Tantrums — The Rage of Privilege in a Shifting America

A License to Kill: Trump’s Racist Dismantling of Police Accountability

From Mandela to MAGA: How America Still Chooses the Wrong Side of History

Reparations for Rioters, But Not for Survivors: America’s Hypocrisy on Full Display

Deconstructing the Hypocrisy of the “Race Before Christianity” Accusation

The Fragility of Power — When White Men with Wealth and Influence Can’t Handle the Truth

VP Vance criticizes Talbert Swan ll, president of Springfield’s NAACP, in social media post

JD Vance Is Fighting the Wrong Battle — and the Wrong Man

VP Vance targets Springfield bishop Talbert W. Swan II over social media post

VP Vance denies Musk audio, criticized Bishop Swan

Burning Teslas Is “Terrorism,” but Killing Black People Isn’t? Hypocrisy of the Trump-Musk Regime

When Compromise Becomes Cowardice: Schumer’s Surrender to Trump and Musk’s Extremism

Using a Black Child with Cancer as a Prop: When Standing Ovations Are a Cover for Cruelty

State: Southwick school district must amend bullying policy following civil rights violation

Local church to boycott Target after company drops DEI initiatives

When Sellouts Gather: The Disgrace of Trump’s Black History Month Celebration

The Weaponization of Tragedy

‘We are not here for symbolic gestures’: Springfield honors Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Inauguration Day

The Deep-Rooted Racism of Trump’s Executive Orders

While some WMass residents embrace Trump 2.0, others are bracing themselves

Rescuing the radical prophet we know as MLK (Viewpoint)

Donald Trump embodies the myth of meritocracy in America (Viewpoint)

Open Letter to Dr. Jerryl Briggs, President of Mississippi Valley State University

The Myth of Meritocracy: America’s False Narrative of Success

Depravity in Broad Daylight: America’s Celebration of a Modern-Day Lynching

Acquittal in death of Jordan Neely case shows expendability of Black life in America (Viewpoint)

White Male Patriarchy, Sexual Violence, and Power in America

Springfield NAACP elects Bishop Swan to unprecedented 8th term

Greater Springfield NAACP reelects Bishop Swan as president

When Comedy Becomes Cruelty

White Men Are Not Oppressed

Bishop Swan Unmasks White Evangelical Hypocrisy

America at a Crossroads: The Disappointment of Electing Donald Trump

9 Christian leaders' reactions to Trump’s reelection as 47th president of the United States

Election proves Black Americans have no allies – The Mississippi Link

MAGA Women and Latino Vote Knockout Kamala Harris And Democrats: Black America Responds To Trump Win

Greater Springfield NAACP hosts Freedom Fund dinner

Pastor Donnie Swaggart rebukes black Church for endorsing Kamala Harris

Hypocrisy, fragility underlie outrage over ‘Bishop Talbert Swan Way’ | Guest Viewpoint

Street naming ceremony in Springfield to honor Bishop Talbert Swan

We Ain’t Your “Boys”

Springfield minister to head national voting initiative

Reasons Why We Love Bishop Talbert Swan

Support for Caitlin Clark but Harsh Sha’Carri Richardson Treatment Lands Shannon Sharpe in Trouble for Resurfaced Comment

NAACP Springfield president assails comments about city’s chosen superintendent

COGIC Highlights Bishop Swan for Black History Month

Bishop Swan reacts after Southwick students accused of holding online slave auction

Lift Every Voice series returns during Black History Month

Swan highlights Dr. King’s ‘radical’ legacy, calls for continued action

Springfield bishop elected chairman of state’s Commission on the Status of African Americans

Bishop Swan speaks at New Year’s Day inauguration

Springfield Black leaders call for boycott of African American newspaper that called them ‘Uncle Toms’

Point of View newspaper faces backlash from Black leaders in Springfield

Bishop Swan Discusses Reparations, Apartheid & the Democrats with In Context News

Dr. Bernice King Sets the Record Straight with Amy Schumer on Her Father's Beliefs | Atlanta Daily World

Bishop Talbert Swan: America Is More Loyal To Israel Than Its Own Black American Citizens

Citing MLK, Springfield’s Bishop Talbert Swan says to consider the Palestinians

Bishop Swan On the Israeli, Palestinian conflict, ‘we must speak’ (Commentary)

Bishop Talbert Swan Reminds Florida Governor Of Foreign Roots After Xenophobic Rant Against Palestinians

Bishop Swan dedicates predominantly Black church in Brattleboro

Bishop Talbert Swan on Activism and the Role of the Black Church | March on Washington

Bishop Talbert Swan II speaks at event marking anniversary of March on Washington

Bishop Talbert Swan speaks at 60th anniversary of March on Washington

'They Tried to Teach Us a 'Whitenized' Version': Bishop Talbert Swan Debunks Notion of Christianity as White, Highlights Black Origins

Bishop Swan Participates in Two National Conventions

Bishop Talbert Swan II, back from NAACP event, outlines goals to combat racial injustice in Springfield

NAACP President Bishop Talbert Swan responds to gun violence in Springfield

Talbert W. Swan II: Do not politicize Black deaths in gun violence (Commentary)

Newsweek fact checks and confirms Bishop Swan’s Claim that Clarence Thomas went to Yale under an affirmative action policy

Bishop Talbert Swan Questions Teddy Riley's Support For Trump

Bishop Swan's Research Reveals that Tucker Carlson is From A Slavemaster Family

Bishop Talbert Swan: Black Excellence on the Hill

Bishop Swan condemns failure to prosecute Emmett Till's accuser

Phil Jackson says he doesn’t watch NBA now because it’s too political, woke with BLM messages

Bishop Swan Checks Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson For Saying the NBA was too Political

Bishop Swan blasts Jill Biden for inviting Iowa to White House after losing to LSU

Lift Every Voice Lecture Series 2023

Bishop Talbert Swan II says he’s unbowed by Brett Favre’s legal threat

Bishop Talbert W. Swan I remembered as a spiritual and community leader

The Rematch: Bishop Talbert Swan Discusses LeBron James’ Activism, Kyrie Irving Backlash, Media Bias, More, Basketball Podcast, NBA Podcast

Bishop Talbert Swan: Black Bodies Left on the Road

Greater Springfield NAACP president Bishop Talbert Swan II speaks at Tyre Nichols press conference in Memphis

Bishop Swan Stands with Rev. Al Sharpton Against Tyre Nichols’ Murder at Mason Temple

Springfield NAACP hosts MLK Ceremony, flag raising and installation of officers

Reclaiming our Black Jesus

Van Jones’ ‘Bullshit’ Antisemitism Apology Lands Like a Lead Balloon

Bishop Talbert Swan reelected president of Greater Springfield NAACP

FAITH:✝️Reclaiming our Black Jesus - Bishop Talbert Swan explains why it matters

Springfield leaders 'concerned' by allegations MGM falsified diversity hiring data

Bishop Swan Checks Shaquille O’Neal’s Hypocritical Bashing of Kyrie Irving

Springfield NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet makes an in-person return

Black America Speaks Out On The Rise And Fall Of Kanye West

Ye or Nay: Should We Continue to be Bothered with Kanye West?

Bishop Vashti McKenzie to speak at Springfield NAACP’s Freedom Fund event

NAACP President Bishop Talbert Swan responds against voting ad directed at Black men

BISHOP SWAN CALLS FOR BRETT FAVRE TO BE REMOVED FROM HALL OF FAME FOLLOWING WELFARE SCANDAL

Is Secular Music Sinful? Bishop Swan Interview on Buchanan and Seaton, WVON 1690 Chicago

“Privileged white dude born with a silver spoon” Bishop breaks all hell loose in bashing Donald Trump for outrageous comments on Brittney Griner

Bishop Slams Former US President Donald Trump for Publicly Lashing Out at Brittney Griner

Say No To Increased Federal Police Spending

Unarmed Driver, Jayland Walker, 22, Killed by Police After Traffic Stop

VIDEO: Cops Chase Brandon Calloway Into His Home And Brutally Beat Him Over Alleged Traffic Violation

Getting Answers: hate incidents on the rise

Black America: We See Contradictions In How American Police Treat White Mass Shooters

Unarmed Driver, Jayland Walker, 22, Killed by Police After Traffic Stop

Robert E. Crimo, Jayland Walker's Different Treatment by Police Compared

Bishop Swan with Minnijean Brown Trickey (Little Rock 9)

Bishop Swan talks Critical Race Theory at U of Michigan Juneteenth Symposium

Bishop Talbert Swan Spotify

'Mattering is the minimum': 2 years later, western Mass. organizers reflect on George Floyd protests

Qualified immunity is rooted in white supremacy and gives cops a free pass to lynch Black people

NAACP president cites racism as officers convicted in Nathan Bill's case get no jail time

Springfield Police Department can’t fix a problem if it denies it exists (Bishop Swan Viewpoint)

Congress is prepared to pass a reparations bill

Springfield Bishop Talbert Swan named to state Hate Crimes Task Force

Bishop Talbert Swan: All Refugees Should Be Helped, Not Just When They Are White And From Europe

Sermon: ‘When a Sister Says Hell No’

Bishop Talbert Swan hits out at Prince Harry over social-justice warrior award

Benjamin Swan reflects on lifetime of social justice work

Trump and allies try to redefine racism by casting White men as victims

This Black History Month, African-Americans are due more than appreciation. They're due reparations

Springfield’s Talbert Swan named regional bishop for Church of God in Christ

Bishop Talbert Swan to oversee churches throughout New England

Bishop Swan receives Ruth B. Loving Civil Rights Award During Black History Month Celebration

Springfield NAACP celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Bishop Swan calls for transparency in officer-involved shooting investigation

Bishop Swan reacts to DA presser, footage in officer-involved shooting

Springfield mourns death of longtime community activist Sophia Jeffery

Mass. Probation Department Under Scrutiny Again After Employees Report Structural Racism, Discrimination

Bishop Talbert Swan Being Trolled by White Supremacists

UMass students protest racism, sexual assault on campus

UMass Amherst Hires Cybersecurity Firm to Investigate Racist Emails

Bishop Talbert Swan Responds To ‘Woke Twitter’: Stop Criticizing Black People Doing Real Work In Streets

Greater Springfield’s NAACP president says rehiring of demoted Chicopee officer is ‘inappropriate’

Critics condemn rehiring of controversial Chicopee police officer Michael Wilk

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary faces outcry after dismissing only full-time Black professor

Springfield officer retires amid social media post backlash, leaders call for change

Gordon-Conwell seminary alumni and staff protest loss of Black professor

Sign An Open Letter to the Leadership of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

Oped on Police Accessing School Surveillance Videos

Bishop Talbert Swan named director of Social Justice for Church of God in Christ

Bishop Swan Appointed to State Commission on the Status of African Americans

Interview on Bodycam Footage

Moguldom Article on my comments regarding reparations and Israel

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Register for the 11th Annual Lift Every Voice Lecture Series

Get my book ‘No More Cursing: Destroying the Roots of Religious Racism’

Bishop Swan calls out Senator Ron Johnson’s racism

Interview With Senator Eric Lesser

Springfield celebrates work of Martin Luther King Jr. amid turmoil, strife; Bishop Swan sworn in as NAACP President

Bishop Swan blasts Kirstie Alley for comparing Donald Trump's Twitter ban to slavery

How America's Racism Is Much Older And Complex Than The Trump Presidency (Blavity OPED)

Wed Virtual Service: It’s Time To Make Some Grape Juice

Interview with Tezlyn Figaro on ‘Straight Shot No Chaser’ Podcast

34 New England NAACP chapters condemn Springfield police for removing Bishop Talbert Swan as chaplain

Bishop Swan Hosts #COGICCounts Panel Discussion with Members of the General Board

Springfield Police Remove Bishop Swan as Chaplain in Relaliation for Criticism

Bishop Talbert W. Swan II Delivers Powerful Speech at 2020 March on Washington

Fox News: NAACP chapter president Talbert Swan: 'No such thing as blue lives'

‘We need every city and town to mobilize’: Advocates rally virtually for police reform in Springfield and across Massachusetts

Bishop Talbert Swan calls for removal of Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood

BISHOP TALBERT SWAN: TRUMP BLOWING 'ANARCHIST' SMOKE ... Distracting Voters from Racial Equality Issue

Sermon Podcast: "When Barabbas is Elected"

No Such Thing as Blue Lives': Local NAACP President Rips Police, Race Comparisons

The Bishop’s Barbecue with Dr. Freddy Haynes & Bishop Rudolph McKissick

Greater Springfield NAACP reacts to police brutality protests

NAACP denounces reinstatement of Springfield police officers indicted in Nathan Bill’s brawl

Bishop Talbert Swan mourns dead, praises first responders in Nova Scotia mass shooting

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Greater Springfield NAACP

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