Pastor and Last Surviving Eyewitness of Emmett Till’s Abduction Urges Christians to Remember His Murder

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on October 27, 2022 at 12:13am

Dave Tell, from left, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. and Theon Hill participate in the “Remembering Emmett Till: A Conversation on Race, Nation and Faith” event at Wheaton College, Oct. 25, 2022, in Wheaton, Illinois. RNS photo by Emily McFarlan Miller

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. still remembers clearly the moment as a teenager he thought he was going to die.

Parker was 16 years old, visiting family in Mississippi, when he woke in the early morning hours to the sound of voices in

PBS Documentary Depict Frederick Douglass’ and Harriet Tubman’s paths of freedom, Faith

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on October 22, 2022 at 11:31pm

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(RNS) — Frederick Douglass called the Bible one of his most important resources and was involved in Black church circles as he spent his life working to end what he called the “peculiar institution” of slavery.

Harriet Tubman sensed divine inspiration amid her actions to free herself and dozens of other

On Jackie Robinson Day, the Baseball World Pays Tribute to a Legend

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 16, 2021 at 8:20am

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On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut, and in doing so integrated baseball for good. Robinson faced opposition, turmoil, and hatred during his career in the majors, but persevered through it all, winning Rookie of the Year in his first season, MVP in his third and a World Series in his ninth. Despite starting his MLB career far later than most, Robinson would prove himself to be one of the greatest players in baseball history and would be

No Wonder So Many Black Americans are Wary of Coronavirus Vaccines

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 16, 2021 at 9:36pm

In this Aug. 22, 1964 photograph, Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Freedom Democratic party, speaks before the credentials committee of the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City, in efforts to win accreditation for the largely African American group as Mississippi’s delegation to the convention, instead of the all-white state delegation. Miss., honoring her. AP Photo

Sandra Lindsay sat calmly as the needle pierced her flesh.

She gazed straight ahead at the swarm of journal

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In Will Focus on How to Carry on His Christian Legacy

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 17, 2021 at 12:49pm

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, two pastors will join the mayor of San Francisco to host a virtual teach-in honoring King’s legacy and educating viewers on how they can be involved in carrying that legacy forward.

“I don’t think it’s an accident that what happened January 6, and its aftermath, is leading in to the celebration of such an amazing prophet who called himself a drum major for justice, a drum major for peace,” the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III told Fox

W.E.B. Du Bois Embraced Science To Fight Racism As Editor of NAACP’s Magazine

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 8, 2021 at 12:28pm

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The NAACP – the most prominent interracial civil rights organization in American history – published the first issue of The Crisis, its official magazine, 110 years ago, in 1910. For almost two and a half decades, sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois served as its editor, famously using this platform to dismantle scientific racism.

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FOR WHITE CHRISTIANS, RACIAL JUSTICE STARTS WITH TELLING THE TRUTH

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on October 13, 2020 at 1:42am

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This photo shows a bronze statue called “Raise Up” as part of the display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a memorial to honor thousands of people killed in racist lynchings, on April 23, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama. The national memorial aims to teach about America’s past in hope of promoting understanding and healing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The first of Frederick Douglass’ three autobiographies, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave,

This is what happened to black folks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 12, 2020 at 12:54pm

Tulsa was home to one of the most prosperous African American communities in the country. Businesses flourished along Greenwood Avenue — dubbed Black Wall Street, according to tradition, by the great educator Booker T. Washington. Residential neighborhoods spread out in a bustling community of several thousand souls.

In a little more than 12 hours, it was gone. White mobs invaded Greenwood intent on burning, looting and killing. This is what happened in the 1921.

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New Book ‘Driving While Black’ Looks at the History of ‘African-American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights’

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 27, 2020 at 4:56pm

This cover image released by Liveright/W.W. Norton shows “Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights” by Gretchen Sorin. The book examines how the automobile opened the road to civil rights for blacks in the U.S. (Liveright/W.W. Norton via AP)

“Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights,” Liveright/W.W. Norton, by Gretchen Sorin

Chuck Berry had his Cadillac. Scholar W.E.B. Du Bois drove his 1920s convertible. African Americans in 1

Malian King, Mansa Musa, Was Worth $400 Billion Dollars. Thats Billion, With A B!

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 27, 2020 at 2:40pm

Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 82: Who was history’s wealthiest person?

Mansa Musa was emperor of the West African kingdom of Mali in its golden years between 1312 and 1337 A.D. He became something of an international celebrity in 1324 (the year Marco Polo died) when he made the 3,000 mile, nine-month pilgrimage to Mecca, accompanied by 60,000 porters in a caravan of 80 camels, each carrying 300 pounds of gold. In fact, according to a new inflation-adjusted list compiled by CelebrityNetwort

12 Black Theologians Who Have Grown Our Understanding of Christian Faith

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 27, 2020 at 12:47pm

Top: Octavia Albert & Vincent Bacote; Bottom: Charles Octavius Boothe & Lisa Fields

More than 15 years ago, one of the theologians on this list—Bruce L. Fields—asked the question: What can black theology teach the evangelical church?

Protestant leaders in the US have been asking a similar question since black theology began gaining momentum 50 years ago. Writers in Christianity Today’s own pages discussed African American leaders’ necessary work in dismantling white superiority in the America

Black History Month Serves as a Time of Reflection and Education for the African-American Community

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 27, 2020 at 1:27am

Year after year, Black History Month continues to serve as an observance and time of reflection on all that the African-American community has contributed to the history of the United States.

According to Franklin Hairston, chairman of the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival’s Scholarship Committee, the impact of Black History Month can be traced back to one of his favorite quotes by Carter G. Woodson.

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished, they lose inspir

120-Year Anniversary of ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ in Jacksonville Highlights Black History Month

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 26, 2020 at 11:46pm

The 120th anniversary of the black national anthem will be celebrated Feb. 4-13 in Jacksonville. [Provided by Hank Rogers] The Jacksonville community can celebrate Black History Month this year several different ways. They include the unveiling of murals, baseball games, a kidney cancer symposium and a teacher’s new book. This is also the 120th anniversary of the black national anthem.

From a kidney cancer symposium to the 120-year anniversary of the black national anthem that has origins in

Pioneering Black NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 24, 2020 at 12:49pm

FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, looks on as President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Meet the Black History Month Barbies dressed by ‘Queen & Slim’ Designer

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 23, 2020 at 11:30pm

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The creative mind behind the movie “Queen & Slim” has designed Barbie’s latest looks, in honor of Black History Month.

Mattel worked with costume designer Shiona Turini to outfit a set of Barbies in 10 different hair styles, skin tones and body types.

“Thank you @barbiestyle — for collaborating with me to create Barbies with braids, finger waves and ever

3 Actresses Who Should Play Harriet Tubman in a Biopic

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on August 21, 2019 at 8:30pm

1. Taraji P. Henson

Believe it or not it’s her face shape and her looks that really got me going on this one since Taraji does have a much wider face than many of the women on this list and it does seem as though she might fit the bill a little bit more. Her career has been on a high note as of late and while What Men Want, her latest film, doesn’t seem to have blown people away at the box office, her credibility still hasn’t dropped a bit. In fact she would almost have to be one of the top pic

‘Black Duke’ Is In The Building! After Decades Of Resistance, Black America Embraces Blue Devils Basketball

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 13, 2019 at 1:58pm

Once upon a time in college basketball, black fans had a special sort of hate for Duke.

This season is different. The Blue Devils are so good in the ‘hood, Jay-Z came to watch them play … in Pittsburgh. LeBron James witnessed the Zion Williamson mixtape in Charlottesville, Virginia. After every game, the internet is flooded with highlights of Williamson and Duke’s three other one-and-about-to-be-dones. The program has come so far from its so-called “Uncle Tom” days, Sacramento Kings ro

#BlackHistoryMonth Discussion: Breaking Down ISM’s with Shuree! Drop Your Thoughts In The Comment Section Below

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 22, 2019 at 2:48pm

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Powerful Pictures From Black History That Speak for Themselves

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 16, 2019 at 12:55pm

This week in Black Christian History: AME Founder, Notable Female Preacher, First Black Speaker Before Congress

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 12, 2019 at 1:28pm

United States Postal Service stamp commemorating Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. | (Photo: The Library Company of Philadelphia)

Jarena Lee, first female AME Church preacher, born - February 11, 1783

An 1849 picture of Jarena Lee (1783-circa 1855), the first official female preacher for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. | Wikimedia Commons

This week marks the anniversary of when Jarena Lee, the first African-American woman ordained to ministry in

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Pastor and Last Surviving Eyewitness of Emmett Till’s Abduction Urges Christians to Remember His Murder

PBS Documentary Depict Frederick Douglass’ and Harriet Tubman’s paths of freedom, Faith

On Jackie Robinson Day, the Baseball World Pays Tribute to a Legend

No Wonder So Many Black Americans are Wary of Coronavirus Vaccines

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In Will Focus on How to Carry on His Christian Legacy

W.E.B. Du Bois Embraced Science To Fight Racism As Editor of NAACP’s Magazine

FOR WHITE CHRISTIANS, RACIAL JUSTICE STARTS WITH TELLING THE TRUTH

This is what happened to black folks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921

New Book ‘Driving While Black’ Looks at the History of ‘African-American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights’

Malian King, Mansa Musa, Was Worth $400 Billion Dollars. Thats Billion, With A B!

12 Black Theologians Who Have Grown Our Understanding of Christian Faith

Black History Month Serves as a Time of Reflection and Education for the African-American Community

120-Year Anniversary of ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ in Jacksonville Highlights Black History Month

Pioneering Black NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies

Meet the Black History Month Barbies dressed by ‘Queen & Slim’ Designer

3 Actresses Who Should Play Harriet Tubman in a Biopic

1. Taraji P. Henson

‘Black Duke’ Is In The Building! After Decades Of Resistance, Black America Embraces Blue Devils Basketball

Once upon a time in college basketball, black fans had a special sort of hate for Duke.

#BlackHistoryMonth Discussion: Breaking Down ISM’s with Shuree! Drop Your Thoughts In The Comment Section Below

Powerful Pictures From Black History That Speak for Themselves

This week in Black Christian History: AME Founder, Notable Female Preacher, First Black Speaker Before Congress

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