Bishop Daniel Payne born

Revels, Hiram Rhoades (1827?–1901)

Hiram Rhoades Revels was the first African American United States Senator, filling the seat left vacant by Jefferson Davis in 1861 when Mississippi seceded from the

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Op-Ed: We Have a Right to be Angry!

In the last several months, we have witnessed the outcry of God’s people in so many ways—people wailing and moaning with tears of disbelief, death, and

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Wake was held: Saturday, June 13, 2020; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; Funeral was held: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: @ Spiritual Awakening Church, 1004 W. 61st St., Chicago, IL; Cremation; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East

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Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia. Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, whom the United States Congress called the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom

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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”

African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was

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1868

ANGEL NEIGHBORS IN COVID-19 TIMES –TELLING YOUR STORY TO SAY THANKS

WEDC knew that the residents in its housing communities would need more from

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Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin (/ˈ b aɪ ər d/; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania, where his family was involved in civil rights work. In 1936, he moved to Harlem, New York

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Smith, E. June (1900-1982)

E. June Smith, a prominent leader in Seattle’s civil rights movement, was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1900 and worked as a secretary in St. Louis. Smith came to Seattle with her husband Roscoe O. Smith, a railroad porter, in 1941. Soon after her arrival, she worked as an insurance agent and, in

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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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Angola: Religious Leaders Ready to Assist Luanda Government

Luanda — Leaders of various religious denominations in the province of Luanda Thursday showed willing to work with the governor, Joana Lina to improve the living conditions of the people and raise awareness of families for the prevention of the covid-19

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17th Episcopal District Donates to Zambia’s Ministry of Health

It was a great honor for an auxiliary of the AME Church in Zambia to have an opportunity to be part and parcel of the fight and campaign against the world pandemic of COVID-19 that has now engulfed the entire global

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Bishop Seawright Preaches for 135th Anniversary of St. John, Huntsville

A special worship service was held on Sunday, March 15 that marked the celebration of the 135th-anniversary of St. John AME

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Source: The Christian Recorder

This Week’s Paper: June 18, 2020 – Voice and Viewpoint

We are San Diego’s largest African American newspaper, reporting news from an African American

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Free Food Basket Give Away set for Thursday, June 18 from 2 -3 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla

In lieu of the banquet, we are having a “Free Food Basket Give Away” for the

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Source: The Florida Star

First AME Church, Oakland (1858- )

The First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland, California emerged in the eastern part of the Bay Area in 1858. The congregation itself was founded by members of the black community in Oakland at the time, but it wasn’t until 1863 that they actually had a physical building to hold their

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Writer of Race Politics

During the first quarter of the 20th century George W. Forbes (1864-1927) was an important journalist for national race politics. From 1893 to 1903, he edited the Boston Courant, one of Boston's early Black newspapers. He helped start the Boston Guardian, founded and published by William M. Trotter

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Harriet Tubman Biography: Later Years

Previous: 3: Civil War Service: Nurse, Scout, Spy

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Battle, Kathleen (1948- )

American soprano Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Battle’s father was a steelworker and her mother was an active participant in the gospel choir at the family’s local African Methodist Episcopal Church. Battle attended Portsmouth High School and upon graduation was

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1948

Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909)

The Azusa Street Revival, beginning in the spring of 1906, largely spawned the worldwide Pentecostal movement. It commenced in a former African Methodist Episcopal church building located at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California. The primary leader was evangelist William J. Seymour, who came

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Central State University [Ohio] (1887- )

Central State University (CSU) was one of the first colleges in the United states to be administered by African Americans. It was also unique as a state-funded institution which for sixty years was part of a private college. The school’s beginnings can be traced back to 1856 and the establishment

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Can’t we all just get along? –

The only thing that can stop black on black carnage is spiritual teaching and training grounded in family, Christian understanding and church teaching in the way of the

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Source: Florida Courier

THE NEW NORMAL: 173rd Session of Allegheny Annual Conference held virtually

REV. JONATHON COUNTS, Pastor of Homewood AME Zion Church, communicating with conference attendees via the new

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Actress Lynn Whitfield Talks ‘Greenleaf,’ Divorce, and Her Own Journey of Faith (Video)

Since its 2016 premiere, loyal fans have followed the scandals, secrets, and lies within the Greenleaf family and their Memphis megachurch on OWN’s hit series

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Defying Order, Baltimore Pastor Holds Services | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Rayshard Brooks funeral to be held at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church

The funeral of Rayshard Brooks will be held at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday, June

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One Woman Is Baking Pies — And Giving Them Away — For A Grieving Minneapolis

- Roslyn Harmon, daughter of Rose McGee

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In Memoriam

It is at Uptown Records where Harrell famously discovered future music mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who started at the company as an intern and rose to the ranks of a Vice-President of A&R signing such acts as Mary J. Blige, Jodeci and Father

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FAME-Athens Celebrates Black History Month

First AME Church in Athens, Georgia, had a great time celebrating Black History Month with our members and

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Tulsa Organizations Announce Campaign to Memorialize Tulsa Race Massacre | Muslim Journal

TULSA, Okla. — The “Black Wall Street Memorial” committee and Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition are launching the “10,000 Brick Campaign” throughout May to build a memorial to Black Wall Street in honor of those lynched during the 1921 Race

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