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Century-old Groveland church receives partial donation for needed roof repair
WFTV via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA local century-old church in need of major repairs now has a glimmer of hope. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9...
Henderson history: The Old Union Church – a mixture of faith and doubts
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHenderson’s first house of worship was built in Central Park roughly 200 years ago. I can write that...
A century of faith: 100 years later, Monroe's Second Missionary Baptist thrives
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Second Missionary Baptist Church in Monroe, “where everybody is somebody and Jesus Christ is the main attraction,” turned 100 years old in March 2022. It was the first Black church in Monroe ...
Cobb County leaders working to get grant funding to preserve 4 Black cemeteries
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCobb County is seeking a grant to help preserve four Black cemeteries through a national nonprofit....
Fresno leaders, clergy plead for calm after ‘inexcusable’ Memphis police beating video
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoLeaders of Fresno churches stood with city and county law enforcement officials Friday to urge calm...
How a heritage of Black preaching shaped MLK's voice in calling for justice
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMartin Luther King, Jr. delivers his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial...
Osteen ceremony will recognize the lynchings of two local Black men in 1896
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbout this time of year 126 years ago, a white mob in south Volusia County intercepted law...
James Evans remembered for his leadership, advocacy
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Reverend Dr. James H. Evans Jr., who was the first African-American president of the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, died last month. He was 72. Dr. Evans served as ...
Town where Jason Aldean's controversial video was filmed defends 'small town values'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSome Columbia, Tennessee, leaders and elected officials are defending Jason Aldean's new song, "Try...
Black leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are building markets to address food insecurity
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBUFFALO, N.Y. — The historic Fruit Belt neighborhood on Buffalo’s East Side, with its Grape, Peach...