THE ALLEGED CURSE ON HAM
Genesis 9:18–29 has been popularly understood to mean that Ham was cursed, and this understanding has often been used to justify the oppression of African...
Category : Religion
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
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A Controversial Voice in the Fight for Black Empowerment Khalid Abdul Muhammad, a polarizing figure within the African-American community and beyond, was a man whose...
Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
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Besides his widespread media following, Michaux also developed an activist ministry that assisted the poor and homeless. The Church of God provided shelter and food...
Reverend James Theodore Holly
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Born in Washington, D.C. as a descendant of free slaves, Holly was baptized and confirmed a Roman Catholic. His early years were spent in D.C....
Harry Hosier
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Harry Hosier, also shown spelled Hoosier, was a popular Methodist preacher who found fame in the early 19th Century. A Fisk University history professor has...
WILLIAM HENRY JERNAGIN
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Rev. William Henry Jernagin, born on October 13, 1869, in Mashulaville, Mississippi, was a prominent Baptist minister, civil rights advocate, and organizer of the Washington...
Prathia Hall Wynn
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Prathia Hall Wynn was a womanist, theologian, ethicist, and civil rights activist who has been credited with being a key inspiration for Martin Luther King...
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Montgomery Alabama
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In 1954, Martin Luther King began his first full-time pastorship at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. While at Dexter, King became president of...
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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Founded in 1886 by Pastor John Andrew Parker, a freedman, Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia had only 13 members and no church building upon...