Juneteenth, now designated a federal holiday, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It is believed to be the oldest African American holiday, with annual celebrations dating back to 1866, spanning across the United States. During the week of June 20th, Freedom Road US, will host a group of 200 people …
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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Heritage Christian Schools demonstrated a “living museum” on Monday. “Katherine Johnson” speaks to students about her life 5th grade students represented different historical figures from African-American history. Other students from various grades walked around and heard from figures like Jesse Owens and Katherine Johnson with speeches and displays. “Our history books cover …
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In the 1810s, John Kizell, a formerly enslaved South Carolinian and Sierra Leone settler, exchanged numerous letters with William Allen, a British chemist, about the region’s soil, climate, topography and indigenous medicines: “I have sent you three specimens of medicine which you will accept as from a Friend,” Kizell wrote to Allen in July 1812. …
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates. Penguin. 2021. 304 pages Henry Louis Gates is the Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard. Gates has long been well-known for his writing and television work, and his new book, The Black Church: This …
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The Brothers’ Network has done this for more than a decade by partnering with almost every museum in Philadelphia and celebrating local artists, as well as putting up plays by up-and-coming artists — the group tackles racial inequity mainly through the arts, culture, literature, history, and heritage. In June, The Brothers’ Network will be producing …
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CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago man, who identifies as a queer Christian, has launched a nationwide campaign called Pride in the Pews in order to celebrate people like him within the Black Church. “What Pride in the Pews is trying to do is queer the Black Church one testimony at a time,” said Don Abram, …
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just a public health issue. It’s expected to expand poverty abroad and here at home with millions still out of work and business shuttering. A new documentary titled America Lost records the decline of three US cities pre-COVID: Youngstown, Ohio; Memphis, Tennessee; and Stockton, California. Produced by the Discovery Institute and …
https://vimeo.com/471836394 Otis’ Dream is a short film designed to encourage people to vote and address voter suppression. It tells the story of Otis Moss Sr., who walked over 20 miles in a single day to try and vote but was turned away from 3 polling places because of the color of his skin. This is …
https://youtu.be/qM3vSuBprK8 The genesis of this sermonic film from Rev. Moss comes from Letter to My Son, a short film of the same name written by Pastor Moss in 2017 and produced by the Trinity UCC Media Team under our new creative enterprise, Unashamed Media Group (UMG). The issues that inspired that “talk” to his son, Elijah, …
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Share on print Print Share on reddit Reddit Volunteers load boxes and bags of food from the Greater Chicago Food Depository for residents in vehicles in the parking lot of Trinity United Church of Christ on May 1, 2020. Approximately 500 boxes of …
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