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Vernell Myers Coleman, who revived Juneteenth in Phoenix, celebrated with street signs
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCommunity activist Vernell Myers Coleman, who spent her life helping people in poverty before she...
Women make history as deaconesses at Macedonia Baptist Church
The Repository via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWAYNESBURG − It only took Beverlee Kelly-Williams one year to break a 105-year-old barrier. For Mary...
OKC Philharmonic, Jabee Williams kick off tour at OKC church home of Clara Luper
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA local rapper and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic have teamed up to perform at several churches in...
Free Press Flashback: The Rev. Charles Adams' first days as president of NAACP in Detroit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Rev. Charles G. Adams, retired pastor of Detroit’s influential Hartford Memorial Baptist Church,...
Oklahoma's Black cowboy and rodeo culture rode into focus for this OKC congregation
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThere were signs that the West had won. Church members wearing cowboy boots, denim jackets, jeans,...
History lesson: Greene County Tour of Homes highlights vintage houses, churches
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Greene County Historical Society will provide a window into the past Oct. 7-8 during the Tour of...
Going beyond a typical back-to-school program, series aims to give practical lessons
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA doctor, NBA players, ministers and counselors are sharing their stories and tips for success in a...
Remembering that time Rosalynn Carter and I disobeyed the Secret Service in church | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOne of my heroes died last week and I take a moment to remember the churchmanship of Rosalynn Carter...
Rev. Charles Adams hailed by local dignitaries, national church leaders at Detroit funeral
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Rev. Charles G. Adams was celebrated Friday for a rich and varied life — as a global civil...
Readers have 2 very different takes on Beatty hire, unpaid restitution | Letters to the Editor
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEditor's note: Free Press news columnist M.L. Elrick reported on Dec. 17 that Christine Beatty,...