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'This is our history:' African American churches, museums and landmarks work to preserve Black...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Termites had destroyed beams at the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama,...
Cynthia Brown, whose family connection to 1898 tragedy led to life of service, dies at 68
Star News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCynthia Jevette Brown, a descendant of survivors of Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre who...
Artwork planned to recognize Black church destroyed by arsonist in nearly all-white town
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA nonprofit group, Building Remembrance for Reconciliation (BRR), is working on a new art...
This Organization Is Saving America’s Black Churches
Elle Decor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThis Organization Is Saving America’s Black ChurchUnion Bethel / Kathy Reed For an estimated 100,000 African Americans, St. Paul African Methodist...
He was known as ‘Fess.’ Beloved Hilton Head principal, community leader Isaac Wilborn dies
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Rev. Isaac Wayman Wilborn Jr. of Elloree, a longtime educator, minister and community leader in...
Black churches, home for prayer and politics alike, get major preservation funds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSome were designed by African American architects. A handful were founded by emancipated former...
The National Trust Has Awarded $4 Million to Preserve 31 Historic Black Churches
Veranda via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThese Are the Preserving Black Churches GranteesUnion Bethel; Kathy Reed The National Trust for...
Local Black church receives grant for historical preservation in Pittsburgh
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA local Black church is one of only a couple dozen in the whole country to get a grant to preserve its rich history in Pittsburgh. “When I’m standing on the pulpit, and I’m looking out, I’m ...
Weekend events in Selma and Montgomery honor Bloody Sunday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs the anniversary of Bloody Sunday approaches, several elected leaders and organizations are...
'We are those who persevere': Selma sermon urges all to fight for voting rights
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBishop William Barber II faced his Selma congregation, and a few special guests, and began his...