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  • Published on Mar 26, 2025

    ‘African Americans and Religious Freedom’ aims to get readers on same page concerning democracy

    By Rev. Starlette Thomas The second edition of African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities illuminates the need to critically examine religious freedom in our contemporary moments. The collection of essays …

    Source: Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty - Washington D.C. - Label Pending
  • Published on 19:10 GMT

    Spotlight - Lillie Fowler Singleton

    By Scott Grooms This week’s Spotlight is on Lillie Fowler Singleton. Originally from the small town of Oakville, Georgia, she attended Worth County High School, and college at Fort Valley State College where she majored in Home Economics. She moved to …

    Source: The Press and Standard - South Carolina - Label Pending
  • Published on 10:23 GMT

    Things to do in metro Detroit, March 28 and beyond

    On sale 10 a.m. March 28 • New Wave Tour: May 21, The Shelter, with DD Osama, Sugarhill DDOT and Star Bandz, www.saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket prices vary. • Primus, Ty Segall: July 16, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, ticket prices vary. …

    Source: The Voice - Michigan - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 26, 2025

    SC legislators seek to expand Heritage Act protections to all public memorials

    COLUMBIA — A pair of legislators want to protect all memorials on public property in South Carolina by expanding on a law passed a quarter-century ago primarily to keep Confederate monuments in place. Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, and Rep. Bill Taylor, R- …

    Source: SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 26, 2025

    This Week In Black History March 26-April 2, 2025

    1831—The founder of the Afri­can Methodist Episcopal Church Church, Richard Allen, dies at age 71 in Philadelphia, Pa. As its first bishop, Allen set the AME Church on the path to becoming the first Black religious denomination in America to be fully …

    Source: Michigan Chronicle - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 26, 2025

    The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on

    The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Cardinal News, which first published the following story, has embarked on a three-year project to tell the little-known stories of Virginia’s role in the march to independence. …

    Source: Daily Press - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 26, 2025

    Never-enslaved people from Jamestown helped in emancipation

    When history records the work of those who were abolitionists, the participation and contributions of free people of color is often overlooked. A recent program at the High Point Museum, titled “Jamestown Freedom Pioneers: How Families of Never-Enslaved …

    Source: Yes Weekly - North Carolina - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 25, 2025

    Grand Rapids church celebrating 150th anniversary

    Fred Johnson has been a member of Grand Rapids’ First Community African Methodist Episcopal Church since 1957. “We are part of the African Methodist Episcopal network, which began back in the 1760s.” The church was founded by Richard Allen, a 27-year-old …

    Source: WGVU - Michigan - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Mar 25, 2025

    Become ‘courageous resisters,’ scholar tells UMC women

    “Everyday women” of the Civil Rights Movement should inspire Christians today to become “courageous resisters,” according to AnneMarie Mingo. She spoke during a March 18 webinar hosted by United Women in Faith, the worldwide women’s organization of The …

    Source: Baptist News Global - Center-left
  • Published on Mar 25, 2025

    President Garfield: A Moral Reassessment

    Reflections on C. W. Goodyear’s President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier (Simon and Schuster, 2023) Of all the presidents, James A. Garfield probably held the greatest religious interest for people in my own church circle when I was growing up. To …

    Source: Patheos - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 24, 2025

    How a Leading Black Historian Uncovered Her Own Family's Painful Past—and Why Her Ancestors' Stories Give Her Hope

    Historian Martha S. Jones (bottom left) turned to ledgers, deeds, census records and government documents to unravel her family's story. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos courtesy of Martha S. Jones and Johns Hopkins University Nancy Bell …

    Source: Smithsonian Magazine - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 24, 2025

    World traveler to community pillar: 107-year-old Florence woman leaves lasting impacts

    FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — A 107-year-old woman passed away Sunday, according to officials with Ideal Funeral Home. The obituary of Evelyn Bennett Guile says she impacted the lives of family, friends and community. ABC 15 was privileged to meet Guile in …

    Source: WPDE 15 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 24, 2025

    The long impact of COVID-19: Five years later

    Five years after COVID-19 shocked the world, many Americans are still dealing with the impact. Credit: GettyThe most significant pandemic of our lifetime arrived at a time when the United States was already grappling with deep societal fractures.  The …

    Source: Defender Network - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 23, 2025

    Real Talk | Symbols and substance, Part II: What's in a name?

    Symbolic initiatives and substantive policy are often linked, with the first being a prelude to the second. The effort of United States autocrats to reshape American language and use their new vernacular to regress public policy is an example. The New York …

    Source: The News Gazette - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 22, 2025

    In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again | Al Sharpton

    It can often be challenging to keep track of everything in Donald Trump’s US; the executive orders, the changes to decades-long protocols, the draconian legislation, the abandonment of established policies – and just the utter chaos. That in itself is part …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Mar 22, 2025

    Sewickley-born reverends return to their roots for a 'Holy Homecoming' celebration

    The Rev. Harold Cottom III recalled a pivotal time in his childhood growing up in Sewickley and attending St Matthew’s AME Zion Church. He was involved in a Buds of Promise youth program at the church. Cottom said the women who ran the program were very …

    Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 30, 2025

    Hymn History: Stand by Me

    Stand by Me   Hymn History   By Savannah Logan     Charles Albert Tindley, often called the “Grandfather of Gospel Songs,” was a trailblazing pastor, theologian, and hymn writer whose life and work embodied resilience, faith, and service. Born on July 7, …

    Source: The Bibb Voice - Alabama - Label Pending
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