From the Editors: Fact-checking Woes and Wins

An introduction to the September-October issue of Sojourners.

By The Editors

Rev. Gardner C. Taylor (1918-2015) was pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1948-90 and served as president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, which he helped found, from 1966-69. A 1979 Time article referred to Taylor as the “dean of the nation’s Black preachers.” / Illustration by Laura Freeman

September-October 2026

Every Sojourners magazine is fact-checked. One of the last “facts” in this issue refers to Smokey Bear. But isn’t it Smokey the Bear? Nope. We checked.

Rev. Gardner C. Taylor (1918-2015) was pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1948-90 and served as president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, which he helped found, from 1966-69. A 1979 Time article referred to Taylor as the “dean of the nation’s Black preachers.” / Illustration by Laura Freeman

From the Editors: Fact-checking Woes and Wins

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