Australian Aborigine Governor

Wright, Theodore Sedgwick (ca. 1797-1847)

Theodore Sedgwick Wright, prominent clergyman, antislavery leader, and reformer was thought to have been born in New Jersey in 1797. He attended the New York African Free School. With the help of New York Governor Dewitt Clinton, Arthur Tappan and others from Princeton Theological Seminary, he

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Source: Black Past

Guyanese helping and benefiting from Richmond Hill pantry

Every Saturday over 1,600 Guyanese and other immigrants leave the Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry (CMFP) in Richmond Hill, Queens in New York feeling relieved that their week’s groceries have been taken care

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Pilgrim Baptist Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1863- )

Pilgrim Baptist Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the oldest African American church in the state of Minnesota. A group of escaped slaves began worshiping together in 1863, and under the leadership of fellow escaped slave Robert Thomas Hickman, the church officially became Pilgrim Baptist Church

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Source: Black Past

Nov

15

1866

“Slavery Was A White Blessing” Says Atlanta Pastor

A pastor of a Megachurch in Atlanta is facing massive criticism from online users after referring to slavery as a divine gift for white

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Source: Your Black World

From Marva With Love: Pastor Roy Jones, Jr.

On “From Marva with Love,” we recently heard from Pastor Roy F. Jones, II, Pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Black restaurateurs seek relief

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey chats with Soleil owner Cheryl Straughter while police advisor William Broderick looks

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Juneteenth, Not July 4th: Ways to Celebrate it this Year

I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the Year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.-Frederick Douglass

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Source: Chicago Defender

TSD FLASH! - Community in photos, something to ponder and today's music video vibe: Aretha Franklin serenades the Obamas

Something to ponder: ‘Old, sick and incarcerated’ There were 4623 incarcerated people over 65 in federal prisons during the first week of

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Bakili Muluzi of the United Democratic Front (UDF) won the countrys first free election in May 1994, ending Bandas 30-year rule. In 1999, Muluzi was reelected. While Malawi was no longer the repressive society it was under Banda, Muluzis government was tainted by corruption scandals. Senior

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Man accused of raping 12-y-o facing court

The accused, a farmer of Burnt Ground, Hanover, was arrested after the child revealed details of the allegation during a dispute between the accused and her

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Where the Black Church Is in the Black Lives Matter Movement – Free Press of Jacksonville

“While you may have had many black pastors and clergy who may have shown up at events, and you may have had a lot of people from black churches who were at these marches and protests, from 2014 to the present, by and large, this has not been a theological movement,” said Watson Jones III, the

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1816- )

Emanuel A.M.E. Church is the oldest black A.M.E. Church in the South and contains the oldest black congregation south of Baltimore, Maryland. The church’s early roots emerged out of slavery in a shared legacy with Charleston (South Carolina) Methodist Episcopal Church in 1791. Due to disputes over

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Jun

17

2015

My Faith & the Census Remind Us That “You Matter”

In addition to my ministry, one of the meaningful ways I accomplish this is by serving as a census campaign partner with LA Voice, an interfaith grassroots organization uniting over 55 congregations and over 40,000 community members to encourage our brothers and sisters to be counted on the 2020

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Pastor Cites ‘The Blessing Of Slavery’ While Trying To Redefine White Privilege

Included in his diatribe was the unfortunate choice of words, “the blessing of slavery,” a phrase that both Lecrae, a Black man, and Cathy could be seen nodding their heads in agreement

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Source: NewsOne

African Baptist Church [Boston] (1805- )

Officially founded on August 8, 1805 by the Reverend Thomas Paul, The African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in Massachusetts. The first meeting of the congregants took place around 1800. Thomas Paul and Scipio Dalton formed the African Baptist Church after a group of black congregants

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Source: Black Past

Aug

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1805

Black clergy voices opposition to mall sale

BALDWIN HILLS — A local coalition representing 300 black clergy members has joined the fight to block the sale of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, one of the biggest malls in Los

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Silver Bluff Baptist Church [South Carolina] (1773- )

The first black Baptist congregation in South Carolina was formed in 1773 on the Galphin Plantation near Silver Bluff, 14 miles northwest of Savannah, Georgia. The church was founded jointly by Rev. Wait Palmer, a white Connecticut minister, and African American pastor, George Liele. The first

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Atlanta Says Goodbye To Rayshard Brooks With Funeral At Martin Luther King’s Church

Source: Pool / Getty

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COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings

Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

To Combat Disparities, Black Churches In Dallas Offer Coronavirus Testing

Cooper Neill for NPR

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Source: Stories About Black History

“I’m Not Finna Patty Cake And Accommodate No More”: Lecrae Says He Learned A Valuable Lesson After “White Blessing” Controversy

Christian rapper Lecrae sat down with the hosts of radio show, The Morning Hustle, to talk about the kerfuffle that transpired when he was witness to a conversation with christian leaders, where a prominent white pastor tried to re-brand the phrase “white privilege” as “white

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Source: MadameNoire

The Truth is the Light

Jesus’ resurrection is not an example of God attempting to excite the emotions of His

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Lecrae States He ‘Wasn’t OK’ With White Pastor’s ‘Blessing Of Slavery’ Comments

Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty

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Source: The Urban Daily

Corentyne pastor, 9 others charged with breaching COVID-19 restrictions

A Corentyne pastor and nine others yesterday faced charges that they breached the restrictions on social activities under the emergency measures instituted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Pastor accused of having sex with women to cast out demons gets bail

A pastor accused of repeatedly having sex with two members of his congregation in order to ‘heal’ them of demons was today offered bail on rape

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ella Jones is elected first Black mayor of Ferguson, MO

Jones is also the first woman to lead the Missouri city, which erupted in protests in 2014 after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a black

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Uganda: Pastor Rejects Shs182b Award, Wants More Money

A pastor who was last week awarded Shs182 billion through court has rejected the award and petitioned the Court of Appeal, demanding more money in compensation for loss of his business after the cancellation of his permit for sand mining in Lwera, Kalungu

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Source: allAfrica.com

COGIC drawing on strength, resolve to battle COVID-19

“While we understand that many states are now proceeding with efforts to ease stay-at-home mandates with the reopening of restaurants, malls, movie theaters, churches and other public venues at limited capacity, we must continue to stress that we are not yet in the clear with the coronavirus

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Source: Chicago Defender

Street Renamed for Pastor I.J. Bradford, Sr. – Voice and Viewpoint

On Saturday, March 7, 2020 friends, parishioners, and family members of the late Pastor I.J. Bradford, Sr. assembled at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church for his posthumous honorary street renaming ceremony and

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Jamaica: Pastor faces rape, fraud charges

(Jamaica Observer) A St Catherine pastor has been charged with three counts of rape and obtaining money by false pretence, as a result of investigations into his actions, which allegedly span several years, the police said

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