Articles for Black Churches

He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
7 months, 1 week ago

He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own

Associated Press  

It was daunting when the Rev. “She said, ‘They almost made me take my own life when I was pregnant, but I came to know a God beyond the church, and I’ve got beyond what these preachers say.’” Nonetheless, throughout this period, Crowley felt he was called to be a Christian pastor — a preacher of the social justice gospel. …

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From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches
1 year, 4 months ago

From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

Associated Press  

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech — and thus as a crowning moment for the long-term civil rights activism of what is sometimes referred to as the “Black Church.” At the march, King indeed represented numerous other Black clergy who were his colleagues in the …

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From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches
1 year, 4 months ago

From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I …

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Fund to preserve, assist historic Black churches gets $20-million donation
2 years, 11 months ago

Fund to preserve, assist historic Black churches gets $20-million donation

LA Times  

Ausar Vandross takes a photo of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., on June 16, 2016. The church is among those that have been assisted by a fund to help historic Black churches, and a new, $20-million donation will help additional ones. A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20-million donation …

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Democrats Turn Voting Rights Into A Rallying Cry In Close Virginia Governor’s Race
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Turn Voting Rights Into A Rallying Cry In Close Virginia Governor’s Race

Huff Post  

Former President Barack Obama touted Virginia Democrats' expansion of voting rights in the state while campaigning for former Gov. Democrats have also used voting rights to draw some of the sharpest contrasts between their candidates and a Republican slate of nominees that has focused heavily on so-called “election integrity” issues, the euphemism GOP lawmakers have used to roll back voting …

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Out of violence, the Black religious experience in art
3 years, 5 months ago

Out of violence, the Black religious experience in art

LA Times  

An enhanced image of Ruby Dee from “Ecstatic Experience,” 2015, by Ja’Tovia Gary — from the group show “Enunciated Life,” at the California African American Museum. It is a movement she describes in an essay published in April in the Los Angeles Review Books, that is about “letting the spirit in, relinquishing control.” The idea of surrender — of opening …

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Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls'
3 years, 9 months ago

Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls'

NPR  

Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls' Enlarge this image toggle caption Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Georgia Republican lawmakers have backed off of a proposal that would have curtailed early voting on Sundays in the state. "We gather in our churches on Sunday morning, you have morning worship …

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Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers
3 years, 10 months ago

Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers

NPR  

Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers Enlarge this image Adam Ewing/Courtesy of the artist Adam Ewing/Courtesy of the artist Will Liverman is a young baritone and a new, exciting voice in the opera world. Liverman's new album, Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers, is "a collection of just some of the pieces that …

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