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Pastor arrested while watering plants can now sue officers and city, judges rule

Michael Jennings, a black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s plants in Childersburg, Alabama, two years ago can now sue the officers involved in his arrest, along with the city of Childersburg, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Friday. The ruling reverses a lower court’s decision to […]

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Vusi Thembekwayo Expresses Gratitude Over T.D. Jakes’s Invitation to Speak In Texas

Vusi Thembekwayo Expresses Gratitude Over T.D. Jakes’s Invitation to Speak In Texas. He is no stranger to international stages. Vusi Thembekwayo has spoken in front of multitudes on finances, business, education and personal development. Just recently, he was apart of the 7th edition of the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2024), organized by the Sharjah FDI Office. The

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Black faith leaders rally to support S.F. equity program under fire

More than a dozen church leaders gathered Thursday to urge San Francisco to continue investing in the local Black community through the Dream Keeper Initiative despite reports of mismanagement and conflicts of interest in the program. Launched by Mayor London Breed in 2021 following the murder of George Floyd, the initiative has sought to invest between $45

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America’s Black Church: Why obstacles remain for women seeking leadership roles in faith communities

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That changed in January when the Rev. Gina Stewart took the convention stage in Memphis, Tennessee, — the Southern city home to Christ Missionary Baptist Church where she serves

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Black Church Burned To Ground After Being Hit With Racist Graffiti

A Black church in Texas was burned to the ground after it was hit with racist graffiti. According to KXII, the Paris Fire Department responded to the Love Tabernacle Church as it was burning to the ground on September 29 at roughly 11:15 p.m. No one was injured in the fire. Prior to the incident, two racial slurs were

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BREAKING NEWS! SEAN “P. DIDDY” COMBS WILL BE LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST UNTIL MAY 2025 WHICH IS HIS TRIAL DATE AND BY EXTENSION ALL OF HIS FREAK-OFF PREACHER FRIENDS, ACCESSORIES TO THE CRIMES, AND PARTNERS IN THE CRIMES . 

NEW YORK (AP) — A May 5 trial date was set Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking case, and a prosecutor argued that the jailed hip-hop mogul’s lawyers were trying to exclude a “damning piece of evidence” by claiming it was leaked by the government. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson struck back against the defense’s claims

BREAKING NEWS! SEAN “P. DIDDY” COMBS WILL BE LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST UNTIL MAY 2025 WHICH IS HIS TRIAL DATE AND BY EXTENSION ALL OF HIS FREAK-OFF PREACHER FRIENDS, ACCESSORIES TO THE CRIMES, AND PARTNERS IN THE CRIMES .  Read More »

Does theology impact Black churches’ involvement in elections? What experts say

For many who grew up in predominantly Black church congregations, the importance of public involvement was intertwined with historical and theological teachings. “Part of the importance to me about civic engagement was absolutely passed down as a young person,” said Valerie Cooper, associate professor of Black church studies at Duke Divinity School. “As a person

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Evangelicals for Harris’ anti-Trump Billy Graham ad prompts threat of lawsuit

(RNS) — The ad begins with a clip of renowned evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham, wearing glasses, a gray suit and tie, leaning in toward a pulpit. “But you must realize that in the last days, the times will be full of danger,” Graham declares. “Men will become utterly self-centered and greedy for money.” Suddenly, a clip

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Why Harris and the Democrats may not be able to count on Hindu Americans in November

(RNS) — As Hindu American participation in politics has increased over the past decade, its political affiliations have begun to shift. (RNS) — Utsav Sanduja, born in Canada 34 years ago, has long admired the global power the United States wields, and couldn’t wait to become an American citizen. Not long after immigrating 14 years ago,

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Jemar Tisby on ‘The Spirit of Justice’ and the Black Christians who pursued it

RNS) — In his bestselling book “The Color of Compromise,” author and historian Jemar Tisby explored the history of racism in the American church. Now, in his new book, “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance,” he looks at the other side of that history: “What about the Christians who did

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