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Emanuel AME Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

February 16, 2016 Staff 0

  Charleston (SC) – After decades of fighting racism through peace, Emanuel AME Church is poised for world recognition after a group of Chicago officials led an effort to nominate the church to receive the […]

Business

Lender Discrimination May Be Pushing Black Churches Into Bankruptcy

January 7, 2016 Staff 0

Lender Discrimination May Be Pushing Black Churches Into Bankruptcy Predominantly African American congregations make up one-fifth of U.S. religious congregations but three-fifths of church Chapter 11 filings. by Patrick Clark (Bloomberg) A long line of research […]

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Carson Struggles With Black Church Leaders

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke to the congregation at Cornerstone Family Church in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. Black church leaders say he’s had a much easier time connecting with predominantly white congregations […]

Entertainment

Gospel Artist J. Santana Gathers the Word of Gospel

November 16, 2015 Staff 0

Lyrically Sound Enterprises and Let’s Talk Gospel presented “The Gathering,” musical showcase to unite wholesome Contemporary Christian and Gospel music together at the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair, Saturday, November 8. The music fest featured Multi-Stellar […]

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Zander Kicks Off 140th East Annual AME Conference

November 4, 2015 admin 0

The Reverend Dr. Marvin C. Zanders, II and the disciples of Saint Paul AME Church, headlined the opening Business Session of the 140th Session of the East Annual Conference, Tuesday, November 3rd at The Omni Hotel. […]

Religion

Kingdom Anointing Deliverance Celebrates Appreciation Banquet Birthday and Ministry

September 29, 2015 Staff 0

An Appreciation Banquet for Apostle Barbara A. Bines of Kingdom Anointing Deliverance Ministry was held to celebrate her birthday and 20 years of ministry. Friends and well-wishers flocked to laud this woman of God’s faithful […]

Religion

Rumor Has It, They Knew You When

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By James Washington Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Weekly I’m not sure whether or not I’ve talked about my faith walk from the point of view of those individuals who have tracked my […]

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Spirit or Rule of Law?

September 10, 2015 Staff 0

by James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly This means more to me now than when it was written back in the day. Have you ever wondered how a lawyer feels, who […]

National

Black Methodist Leaders Organize for Justice

September 10, 2015 Staff 0

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Flanked by images of the nine men and women at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., and the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing […]

Religion

92-year-old Woman Forced Out of Church Because She Couldn’t Afford to Pay Tithes

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

By A.R. Shaw, Rolling Out Josephine King, 92, has been a member of the First African Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia, for 50 years, but leaders at the church have revoked her membership due to […]

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