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Black churches push back against Trump-fueled anti-DEI wave
Black churches have played an integral part in fighting for civil rights. Black leaders say it should come as no surprise the ...
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches begins at Juneteenth ceremony
Ground had been broken in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. Thursday's Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth ceremony to kick off rebuilding of Black church at Colonial Williamsburg
The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...
Vital sites in Williamsburg’s Black history take steps forward on Juneteenth
On Juneteenth, the community celebrated the groundbreaking for the African Baptist Meeting House and the public opening of ...
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Frederick Douglass Found His Mission in the Black Church
In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...
Daughter of Mother Emanuel AME church victim reflects on her father's death a decade after mass shooting
Eliana Pinckney reflects on the death of her father, Clementa Pinckney, 10 years after the Charleston church massacre and how ...
Metter church celebrates 106th anniversary
METTER, Ga. (WTOC) - The Tremount Temple Missionary Baptist Church, which is the oldest Black church in Metter celebrated its 106th church anniversary at the church on Tremount Temple Missionary ...