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Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange -- a Black Catholic nun who founded the United States' first African American religious congregation in Baltimore in 1829 -- has advanced another step toward sainthood.
Some have grown up with portraits of Jesus with Hispanic features in their ... These are the same people who seem offended by the Christmas images of Santa Claus with African-American features, and ...
From the “hush harbor” religious gatherings of enslaved people in the American South to contemporary Black churches, African-derived spirituality has significantly shaped North American ...
The Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria has decided to cancel its annual Christmas performance at ... transformative and redemptive love of Jesus, to pursue justice, to promote equality ...
Faith and religious leaders in Africa are banding together with Black American allies to fight back ... the Affirming Leaders Council, led by Pan-African advocate Bishop Joseph Tolton, executive ...
People around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ ... as a non-Christian celebration of the Third Reich. The U.S. falls in love with Christmas Like in England, American Puritans banned ...
In an unprecedented display of musical dominance, African American Christmas carols have confidently ... Songs like Sweet Little Jesus Boy and Jesus, Jesus, Oh, What a Wonderful Child have become ...
It was the beginning of her extensive collection of more than 200 rare and commercial African American Christmas memorabilia — including various Santas, Mrs. Clauses, angels, nutcrackers ...
Many evangelicals make a point of claiming the founding fathers were motivated by Christian principles. This was only partially true. Legends like Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and ...
A new book by Dr. Roger Baumann of the Hope College sociology faculty examines how African American Christian engagement with the global issue of Israel and Palestine reflects contrasting Black church ...