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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoRev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, were admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago according to a statement from his organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) on Saturday ...
St. James Episcopal Church, an Iconic Baltimore Pillar, Celebrates Bicentennial - The Baltimore...
Baltimore Times· 4 days agoIn the early 19th century, an Episcopal deacon named William Levington took a courageous leap of...
LuVerne Barth
WKBT La Crosse· 7 days agoLuVerne Frank Barth 87 of Chatfield, MN passed away on June 12, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.
Dennis Oglesby, St. Paul pastor and half of Twin Cities power couple, dies at 64
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Rev. Dennis Oglesby could see seeds germinating in people, and he would tend to them until they sprung to life. Cynthia Williams had been working as Oglesby's associate minister at Minneapolis ...
DC church leaders demand action to fix bike lane barrier blocking accessible entrance
NBC Washington· 7 days agoLeaders of Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C. are looking for answers and demanding action from...
’Juneteenth isn’t just an Independence Day for Black people’: A look behind the holiday
Real Change News· 6 days agoSince its inception on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth has marked an end to a brutal system in which our country profited from the unpaid labor of nearly four million enslaved Africans, according ...
Richard Brinkley Jackson
The Jacksonville Daily News· 5 days agoRichard Brinkley Jackson, age 94, of Midlothian, a retired Senior Vice President of Reynolds International and former adjunct professor at Virginia...
Historical marker to honor influential early African-American Georgia politician
Fox local via AOL· 6 days agoBorn free in New Jersey, Tunis Campbell became one of the highest-ranking, most influential African-American politicians in 19th-century Georgia. Now his legacy will be honored with a special historical marker in the Peach State.
Desert Christ Park seeks volunteers for the summer
Hi-Desert Star· 5 days agoYUCCA VALLEY— For over half a century, Desert Christ Park has been a beacon of hope even as its statues crumbled in the harsh desert weather. The site is...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoWhat’s even weirder is that it occurred alongside a group of eleven male inmates at Rikers Island. The jail complex is notorious for its putrid conditions and prisoner deaths, yet the highly ...
