(BPRW) After a spate of education bans, Florida churches are taking Black history into their own hands At least 290 churches now hold their own Black history lessons to combat statewide attacks on race-inclusive education. (Black PR Wire) Some 100 people — Black and white, from elementary school-aged children to adults in their 80s — filed […]
Earlier this year, Blavity reported that Gov. Ron DeSantis backed the education department’s ruling to reject an African American Studies course for its high school Advanced Placement curriculum. Since then, there have been several laws regulating how educators should teach Black history in public schools and state colleges. Now, Black churches are fighting back by […]
(BPRW) The Healthy Churches 2030 Conference Equips Faith Communities to Respond to Racial Health Disparities Celebrating Ten Years: Nov. 13-16, 2023 (Black PR Wire) Richmond, VA – In response to the alarming health disparities affecting Black Americans, the Healthy Churches 2030 Conference equips Black faith communities and families to become community hubs for health awareness, education, and […]
When Joyce White moved to New York City from Alabama, she left small-town life behind and landed ajob as a food editor at a major women’s magazine. Weekends, however, found her visiting churches in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvestant, looking for a taste of home. Food has long been a part of […]
Two former leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church are facing federal charges in California after allegedly defrauding churches in the amount of $14 million. According to the Los Angeles Times, Staccato Powell, 62, and Sheila Quintana, 67, have been charged with counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud […]
(BPRW) How will churches and ministries look Post-Pandemic? (Black PR Wire) United Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Program is offering a new Focus Group entitled, “A Generational Approach for Today’s Urban Ministry in the Next Normal. This Focus Group is designed for current and emerging senior leaders of local congregations. It will examine implications of […]
(BPRW) How will churches and ministries look Post-Pandemic? (Black PR Wire) United Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Program is offering a new Focus Group entitled, “A Generational Approach for Today’s Urban Ministry in the Next Normal. This Focus Group is designed for current and emerging senior leaders of local congregations. It will examine implications of […]
Based on a true story. Pastor Arthur Allen Jr. (Rashaan Matthews) of the infamous House of Prayer in Atlanta Georgia, decides to take his years of experience of manipulation, gambling and street hustling to the pulpit. He later discovers a boy Mathias “Matt” Hardeman (Vincent Ramirez) to force and groom into taking up his sinister, […]