WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Obama has launched initiatives and backed legislation that have significantly helped African-Americans throughout his time in office even though there is a perception in some quarters […]
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Fourth Annual “Royal Comedy Tour” to Kick off Feb. 2 in Louisiana
The longest running and most successful urban comedy tour will again hit stages across America in coming months. Kicking off on Feb. 2 in Louisiana to coincide with Super Bowl […]
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Meet the Pastor
Name: Pastor Heber Brown III Church, how long: I’ve been the pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church for 4 and ½ years. 430 E. Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21212 www.pleasanthope.org […]
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Churches Fight UMC Over Property
Less than a year has gone by since White Rock Church members decided to end their relationship with the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) because they disagreed […]
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Fred Luter poised to become First Black President of Southern Baptists
(June 16, 2012) The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. is poised to become the first African American president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination when convention delegates vote during the week […]
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Prometheus: Archaeologists Search for Humanity’s Birthplace
Dateline: Scotland, 2089. While spelunking on the Isle of Skye, archaeologists Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) and Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) discover an ancient painting etched into the ceiling of […]
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ChristianityToday.com Launches New Site Design
Christianity Today, a nonprofit global ministry recently debuted the new design of ChristianityToday.com, the website for Christianity Today magazine, with new features and a clean, fresh look. The new website […]
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TBN’s Church Channel Network Offers Worship and Ministry Programs 24-7
What if there was a special television channel that carried all the best church and ministry programs featuring the most respected Christian leaders? And what if that channel was available […]
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Catholic Institutions File 12 Lawsuits Challenging Health Care Mandate
Catholic institutions are striking back against a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would force them to pay for or provide contraceptives and perform procedures such as abortions. The […]
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Mormon Church Condemns BYU Professor’s Racist Remarks
The Mormon Church Feb. 29 condemned racism in the church after a Brigham Young University (BYU) professor said Blacks aren’t ready for priesthood. Church officials issued a statement Feb. 29 […]
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NAACP’s Religious Roundtable Speaks Out Against Rev. Franklin Graham’s Obama/Muslim Comments
Several faith leaders involved in the NAACP’s Religious Roundtable have released a letter that speaks out against Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham after his recent comments on a television […]
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Libby Clark, Veteran Black Press Food, Religion Writer, Dies at 94
Funeral services for Libby Clark, a trailblazing Black female journalist, food and religion writer for the Los Angeles Sentinel for 50 years and editor of the “Black Family Reunion Cookbook” […]