NourbeSe Philip’s “Zong,” a book of poems, extrapolated from legal documents ... and watching “Greenleaf,” a TV melodrama about a Southern Black church, with her daughter.

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...

On Juneteenth, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Williamsburg to rebuild the African Baptist meeting house. The church ...

In the 84 years that have passed since it was erected there, the church has served as a community center for one of the city’s few remaining historically Black neighborhoods, a home to pioneers ...

Community members gathered on Thursday for an evening of music and celebration to mark Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating ...

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. gives the homily during a Mass on May 18, 2025 at Epiphany Catholic Church in ...

Pastor Robert Anthony of Blue Run Baptist Church, Barboursville, has history on his mind. The church he has led for the past year will celebrate its 250th anniversary on Sunday, June 23 ...

As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to ...

The church is celebrating its 175th anniversary on June 1, going back to when it was founded as the First Baptist Church of San Jose in May 1850 by Rev. Osgood Wheeler, who had already founded ...

They were celebrating Kirby’s 39th anniversary ... to the church. “Times have been hard, with things like COVID and when voices are trying to be heard through the Black Lives Matter movement ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights ...

The congregation of the Greater Little Zion Baptist Church in Fairfax, Virginia invites the community to join them as they celebrate their 127th Anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 9:45 a.m. The ...