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Dwight Fletcher | Results of a faith that serves

For the last two weeks, we have been discussing a type of faith that is different from saving faith – the faith that grants eternal life. This faith is one that serves and goes beyond the needs of the believer to see and meet the needs of fellow...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Hip-Hop Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Granted Early Release From Prison

Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, has been granted early release and will be freed 21 years early next month to home confinement, according to the Detroit Free

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George Floyd's Brother Says Trump Was Dismissive During Meeting: 'He Didn't Give Me An Opportunity To Even Speak' - Blavity

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Adams, Henry [Kentucky] (1802–1872)

Henry Adams was a prominent black Baptist minister and advocate for African American education who worked in Georgia and later in Louisville, Kentucky. Adams was born in Franklin County, Georgia in 1802. He obtained a license to preach at the age of 18 and was ordained on October 29, 1825. Adams

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Dexter Avenue Baptist Church [Montgomery] (1883-- )

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Boxing champion, Muhammad Ali

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African Company / African Grove Theatre

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Harmon stands by election fraud claims, issues ultimatum to GECOM to act

Campaign Co-Chair of the APNU+AFC Coalition, Joseph Harmon yesterday doubled down on claims that the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections were riddled with fraud before contending that the three-person scrutinizing team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will in their report determine

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Benedict College []South Carolina] (1870- )

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1894

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Luther Vandross - Power of Love (Love Power)

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