Dr. Jamal Bryant welcomes Reverend Dr. Robert Turner, NAARC Commissioner and Pastor of Empowerment Temple, Baltimore, MD, to the “Let’s Be Clear” Podcast. Together, they explore reparations, the intersection of…
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By Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation — Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day,…
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Historic resolution passes with overwhelming vote New York, September 3, 2024 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), America’s oldest Black Christian denomination, is now on record supporting the struggle…
Recorded Friday, May 17, 2024 — Faith leaders gathered for an emergency virtual briefing on the crisis in Haiti, “Haiti is on Fire: African American Faith Leaders Can Help to…
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By Keith Magee — Historically Black fraternities and sororities – often referred to as Black Greek-letter organizations, or BGLOs – have been making a difference in the lives of Black…
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Criticism of the Biden administration’s response to the crisis comes amid polls showing Biden’s approval rating dipped disproportionately among Black voters. By Jack Jenkins, The Washington Post — In recent…
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Rev. Jonathan Weaver takes his message international By Hamil R. Harris, Washington Informer — For more than five decades the Rev. Jonathan Weaver has traveled from the United States to…
![A former Warren, R.I., church undergoing renovations to become a private home has yielded a historic discovery: a Reconstruction-era stained glass window that depicts Jesus as a man of color, which researchers think may be without precedent for the period.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rhode-island-stained-glass-window-shows-christ-as-a-man-of-color-0-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. ‘It should stand as a landmark in American culture,’ says art historian Virginia Raguin. By Malcolm…
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May 15, 2023 Edition of Vantage Point Vantage Point host Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry (National Presiding Minister Emeritus, House of the Lord…
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By David Comissiong — On Monday 9th January 2023, a devastating blow was delivered to all those vested interests that would perversely seek to deny Africans and people of African…
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Christians from the political left and right must find biblical solutions to criminal justice reform
By Bishop Garland Hunt — With less than two weeks before the midterms, crime and justice remain hot topics used to gin up voters and get out the party faithful….
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In Jewish tradition, an apology is only part of the repentance process t’shuva. Germany continues to provide reparations to Holocaust survivors. By Bernie M. Farber, Toronto Star — On Dec….