How people visualize God can have real consequences to life on Earth, Stanford research has found. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The researchers, led by Stanford psychologist Steven O. Roberts, conducted a series of studies with U.S. Christians and found that when people conceptualize God as a white man, they are more likely to perceive white male job […]
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First female, African-American Bishop to lead West TN Episcopal Diocese | WMCTV
Kontji Anthony, WMCTV Most Rev. Michael Curry, the first African-American presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, was chief consecrator on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Hope Church, for the Rt. Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf’s consecration service. Roaf is the Fourth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. (Lisa Buser/Special to The Daily Memphian). Featured […]
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Dear Black Man: God Loves You! | My Muddy Walk With Christ
Carmen Byrd, My Muddy Walk With Christ [dropcap]During[/dropcap] a late-night conversation a few years ago, a friend of mine asked me if I could do one thing for the black community what would it be. My response was I would wrap my arms around the world and give every person of color a hug. I […]
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Alfred Street Baptist Church Gifts Howard University With $100k To Pay Off Tuition & Outstanding Balances Of Senior Students | PR News Wire
Alfred Street Baptist Church’s 100k donation helps 34 Howard University graduating seniors remove financial holds; taking their accounts to a $0 balance to ensure they graduate in May 2019.
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It’s On Men to End Sexism in the Black Church | The New York Times
We are responsible for it. So we must end it.
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Mormons Grapple with Race 40 Years After Ending Black Ban | Atlanta Black Star
In the U.S., blacks account for about 1 to 3 percent of 6.6 million Mormons
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James H. Cone, a Founder of Black Liberation Theology, Dies at 79 | The New York Times
He described black liberation theology as “an interpretation of the Christian Gospel from the experience and perspectives and lives of people who are at the bottom in society — the lowest economic and racial groups.”
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Looking for Ancient African Religion? Try Christianity | Christianity Today
The African religious imagination already anticipates Christ.
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‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy
God sent an angel to hope me, and something powerful happened: Folks started getting together.
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African-American Churches Worth More to Austin Than Their Land Value
As I toured the trendy Bouldin Creek neighborhood — west of South Congress Avenue and just south of Lady Bird Lake — I could see remnants of a once-thriving black community of freed slaves who lived in this area following the Civil War and into the 1950s.
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