The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, has kicked a rural Oklahoma church out of its membership after photos and videos of their pastor impersonating singer Ray Charles in blackface emerged on social media.
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JoAnne A. Epps, Temple University’s acting president with a long distinguished career, died after falling ill on stage Tuesday afternoon during a university event, said Mitchell L. Morgan, chair of the board of trustees.
Anne Fleming Naves was the third child born to Abraham and Mildred on November 18, 1926, in Archer, Florida, a small farming community near Gainesville. Two other sisters, Ethel and Daisy, completed their family.
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Days before a historic church property in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood was scheduled to be sold in foreclosure, a saving grace came Friday. The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency agreed to buy the property so the loan can be paid off with the proceeds. The CRA will then give re-purchase rights to the church.
The Washington National Cathedral will unveil its new racial-justice-themed stained-glass windows, created by noted artist Kerry James Marshall, on Sept. 23.
In the 227 years since its birth, Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — the oldest Black church in New York State — has served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, a haven for Black artists and intellectuals during the Harlem Renaissance and an amphitheater for civil rights activism during the 1950s and ‘60s.
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The Rev. Andre E. Johnson has been seeking answers to complex issues involving Black churches and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.