As the nation digs into Kamala Harris’s story, her longtime San Francisco pastor has been thrust into the spotlight. The Reverend Amos Brown’s rhetoric as a Black Baptist preacher, and status as a civil rights icon, has become fodder for racist attacks from the right. KQED’s Maria Fernanda Bernal reports on how that’s impacting Brown’s church. 

<p>As the nation digs into Kamala Harris’s story, her longtime San Francisco pastor has been thrust into the spotlight. The Reverend Amos Brown’s rhetoric as a Black Baptist preacher, and status as a civil rights icon, has become fodder for racist attacks from the right. KQED’s Maria Fernanda Bernal reports on how that’s impacting Brown’s church. </p>

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<p>KQED serves the people of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.</p>