Australian Aborigine Governor

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Third New Hope Baptist Church Donates $5,000 To Detroit Justice Center

Lead Pastor QuanTez Pressley and Third New Hope Baptist Church (TNH), located on Detroit’s westside, is donating $5,000 to the Detroit Justice Center

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Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church

ATLANTA — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral filled with historical echoes and a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times

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Ella Jones Elected As First Black Woman, First Black Mayor Of Ferguson

Jones will succeed Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, who was elected in 2011, unable to run for re-election because he exceeded his term

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Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church [Harlem] (1796- )

Mother African MethodistEpiscopal Zion (AME) Church, founded in 1796, is currently located in Harlem, New York. It is the oldest African American church inthe state of New York and was established when black parishioners left JohnStreet Methodist Church in that city. Thegroup, under the leadership

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Ancestry of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia to a long line of preachers. His father, Martin Luther King, Sr. was a pastor for the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. His maternal grandfather, the Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, was famous for his fiery sermons. His

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Antioch Baptist Church, San Jose, California (1893- )

Organized on August 2, 1893 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins, Antioch Baptist Church was the first African American Baptist church in San Jose, California. Rev. C.C. Laws was called as the first pastor, requesting a salary of $10.00 a month with board, with the provision that as the church

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Time for Mr Granger to bring an end to Guyana’s long national nightmare

Derrick Cummings in his letter in SN of June 29th titled, `Creating conditions for peaceful acceptance of election outcome’, is speculating that perhaps elders “behind the scenes [are engaging] in active shuttle diplomacy” to bring an end to Guyana’s four-month-old election

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Compton Pastor Vows to Reopen Church When Holy Spirit Directs Him

Compton Pastor Ron C. Hill says he’ll be guided by the Holy Spirit on when to reopen his church, not by California’s governor, who ordered churches to close in March as part of the state’s stay-at-home COVID-19

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TSD Flash!: Local protesters, supporters push forward for 'justice'

Memphis Police Department officers made moves to keep the groups apart, subsequently issuing dispersal orders in response to streets being blocked illegally, according to a police

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Accomplishments

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the charismatic leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Chosen to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott at its genesis in 1955, the year-long nonviolent struggle brought King under the scrutiny of a wary and divided nation. However, his

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“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

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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No Time to Grieve: How COVID-19 Has Changed Funerals and Mourning – Voice and Viewpoint

The service, handled by Morgan Jones Funeral Home in Sacramento, lasted no more than seven minutes, and the 10 people who attended the burial stayed in their

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Black church

The term black church or African-American church refers to Protestant churches that currently or historically have ministered to predominantly black congregations in the United States. While some black churches belong to predominantly African-American denominations, such as the African Methodist

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, MLK, Reverend King, and Luther King redirect here. For the Nigerian preacher, see Reverend King (Nigerian pastor). For the Portuguese footballer known as Luther King, see Martin

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

For the slave act of 1793, see Fugitive Slave Act of

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Police brutality protests move across the city

The #BlackoutNC protest was organized by Greensboro Rising, a collective of local organizers helping to mobilize the community around issues of killing, brutalization, harassment and degradation of Black people by the

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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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Funeral Plans Announced for Rayshard Brooks

A funeral service for Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Atlanta earlier this month, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the city's historic Ebenezer Baptist

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Source: The Washington Informer

Hope through the suffering

In a nation with a long shameful history of public lynchings as spectacle and entertainment, George Floyd’s murder has ignited something new: public mourning and public outcry for real

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood (better known as Brandy) is a Grammy award winning singer, actress and model. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, in 1979 and was the eldest child of a church pastor named William Ray Norwood Sr. and his wife Sonja Norwood. Her younger brother Ray J is also a singer and

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‘I am a pastor, not a politician’ - Firebrand clergyman, Bishop Rowan Edwards says he wants to remain non-partisan to fulfil his mandate

Two of Jamaica’s more prominent pastors said that while the formation of another political party is good for democracy, they have no intention of being a candidate when the newly formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) contests the next general

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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

Black pastor arrested after he called 911 after an attack, sheriff apologies

According to reports, Pastor Leon McCray was at his home June 1 when he saw two people attempting to dispose a refrigerator on his property during a church service

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church

ATLANTA (AP) — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral rich with historical echoes and filled with a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Christian Rapper Lecrae Responds to Backlash After Appearing to Agree with Pastor's Comments Calling Slavery a 'White Blessing'

Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae has responded to the Twitter dragging he received over a recent interview in which Pastor Louie Giglio suggested that the term “white privilege” be replaced with “white

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Cameroon: Panic Grips Faithful After COVID Pastor Dies

Panic has gripped several hundred people after a popular Cameroon pastor and candidate in the central African state’s last presidential election, Frankline Ndifor, died of COVID-19 following his prayers that hundreds of his supporters cured of the

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The Choreographer Behind Lizzo and Janelle Monáe’s Performances

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Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon became known as a militant black leader. He was elected to the city council of New York in 1941, and was elected for

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