The church in the Southern Black community An introduction to the church in the southern Black community. By Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp Associate Professor of Religious Studies…
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Matthew Gaines, Black senator and Baptist preacher, was born on Aug. 4, 1840, to a slave mother on the plantation of Martin G. Despallier in Pineville, near Alexandria, La.
Rev. Sharpton is there to do battle on behalf of those who are disenfranchised and powerless.
Findlay reveals the widespread participation of the predominantly white churches in the efforts moving toward Black freedom that continued throughout the ‘60s
The term “the Black church” evolved from the phrase “the Negro church,” the title of a pioneering sociological study of African American Protestant churches
Sojourner Truth, travelling preacher Taking from Web The woman we know as Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York as Isabella Baumfree (after…
He is an advocate for Black interests, and a critic of American society.
A recent study reports that treating substance abusers, especially African Americans, could save the nation billions of dollars at a time when all eyes are glued to debates over how to solve the country’s national debt.
King Center’s 2013 MLK Holiday Observance kicks off 50th anniversary of ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech with the Salute to Greatness Dinner Focus on the need for…
A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday. Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the…