Posts Tagged ‘black church’
Pastor Tracey Harris finds inspiration in fatherhood
City: Atlanta House of Worship: Mt. Welcome M.B.C. Decatur, Ga. / Chaplain, 100 Black Men of Atlanta Religion: Non-denominational Social Media Handles: Facebook: @TraceyHarris Instagram: @gospeltribuneatlanta Twitter: @gospeltribune Pastor Tracey Harris is a charismatic orator whose sermons are as impactful as his musical direction. He is equal parts pastor and international minister of Music as…
Read MoreThe Rev. Vandy C. Simmons shares 3 habits to maintain a peaceful mind
City: Stone Mountain, Georgia House of Worship: Antioch A.M.E. Church Religion: Christian Social media handles: @antioch_ame on Instagram; @AntiochAME on Facebook and Twitter A native of Tifton, Georgia, the Rev. Vandy C. Simmons has served as senior pastor for several churches across the state of Georgia where he implemented community outreach programs that focused on youth literacy…
Read MoreWhy are Black churches being burned in Louisiana?
Black churches are being burned in Louisiana. In a span of 10 days, three historically Black churches have been destroyed by fire, according to The New York Times. The first fire occurred on March 26, 2016, at St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre. On April 2, Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas burned, and Mount…
Read MorePopular social media ‘prophet’ Joshua Holmes caught on tape in major scandal
A popular pastor and Internet star is now among the latest big names caught for his alleged freaky and ungodly behavior. Joshua Holmes, who followers have called “Jesus in the flesh,” was apparently caught on video pressing his flesh in group sex with female members of his church. The news was broken by YouTube commentator…
Read More‘Gay Preacher’s Wife’ author Lydia Meredith on T.D. Jakes’ ‘toxic theology’
Bishop T.D. Jakes in his sit-down with the Huffington Post’s Marc Lamont Hill discusses the topic of the Black church and LGBT community “coexisting.” Gay Preacher’s Wife author Lydia Meredith calls out the bishop’s “toxic theology” and “segregation.”
Read MoreShirley Caesar supports Kim Burrell as comments expose rift in Black churches
Recent comments by Kim Burrell exposing her views on homosexuality are causing a rift within the Black community. In a now infamous video of her speaking at a church, she spoke about the “perverted homosexual spirit.” Burrell stated, “The spirit of delusion and confusion, it has deceived many men and women…You as a man, you open your mouth…
Read MoreDoes Bishop Joseph Walker have the key to reviving the Black church?
Bishop Joseph Walker of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, has built a faithful congregation of 30,000 over the past 24 years. He is now trying to channel congregants’ current anger about police violence into something productive. The prominent minister has formed a political action committee aimed at voter turnout among millennials and minorities.…
Read MoreICYMI: The Black church is dead
In a powerful editorial piece, and perhaps with a wink to Common’s brilliant 1994 song “I Used To Love H.E.R.,” Michael Harriot over at NegusWhoRead announced the death of the Black church last week. “…the Black church was born before the founding of America during a time where her parishioners could be killed if the…
Read MoreEddie Long skips gay scandal and Black church crisis with Steve Harvey
The recent appearance of Atlanta mega-church leader Bishop Eddie Long took center stage on the “Steve Harvey Show.” Long spoke at length with Harvey regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct with several young Black men at his church. Long has since settled various aspects of the allegations through out of court settlements and non-disclosure agreements.…
Read MoreGrandpa’s rules
My grandfather, Levi Benjamin Daniels, lived by a strict set of rules that I became aware of on a ninety-degree summer day in Delray Beach, Florida. We were standing outside the local Winn Dixie grocery store when I noticed a man selling watermelon slices for a dollar. A number of people entering and exiting the…
Read MoreHip-hop and the new Black protest
“They can’t treat us like second class citizens, hunt and gun down our Black children in the streets and expect to get our money too! I don’t support anyone who doesn’t support or care about my people.” –Imani Williams From city streets to university campuses, Black Lives Matter is confronting America’s White supremacy with the…
Read MoreTrump debacle further confuses separation of church and state for Blacks
Few things make me cringe more than seeing my Black brothers and sisters fighting each other with a non-Black in the center of the argument. The recent Donald Trump debacle with Black pastors casting stones across social media lines over each other in support of Trump is beyond nauseating and hard to believe in the midst of so…
Read MoreActor Sean Baker stars in film ‘Take Over Your Trap,’ 2 Chainz makes a cameo
One of the hottest hip-hop labels in the south has entered the film game. Street Execs, known for acts like 2 Chainz , Travis Porter, Young Dolph, Cap 1 and Bankroll Fresh, recently shot a short film in Atlanta titled, Take Over Your Trap. In addition to being laced with Atlanta-bred hip-hop artists, it highlights NY born, ATL-based actor…
Read MoreErica Campbell weighs in on LGBT community in the church
Last week, Kirk Franklin reignited a national conversation about the treatment, or rather the mistreatment, of gay people in the Black church and offered an apology to the LGBT community for the homophobia they’ve experienced from Christians. Now, it looks like fellow gospel star Erica Campbell is keeping the conversation going as she recently shared…
Read MoreMorehouse’s Dr. F. Keith Slaughter praises, ‘There is room for Farrakhan in the Black Church’
Dr. Rev. F. Keith Slaughter is the dean of the Morehouse School of Religion on the campus of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. He is also the host of the popular talk radio program “The movement with Dr. F. Keith Slaughter” on WAOK. Slaughter had the privilege to host Min. Louis Farrakhan on his show…
Read MoreRemember the value of Jesus
The drums and the organ began to play with ferocity, bringing alive the spirit in the church and the people to their feet as they shouted praise. The shouting was a familiar sound, cheering the pastor as he led the call-and-response in a steady cadence. It’s first Sunday at its best. The very huge cross on…
Read MoreBishop T.D. Jakes says Black church changing stance on LGBT community
There’s long been a negative and tense history between the black church and the LGBT communities in America. And even though the LGBT rights movement has grown tremendously over the past few years and same-sex marriage has been legalized nationwide, there’s still a common thought that Black Christians are hostile and homophobic towards the LGBT…
Read MoreRacist terrorists may have burned another historically Black church in South Carolina
Two weeks after Dylann Roof shot and killed nine Blacks at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, another historically Black church has been burned.
Read MoreBlack churches burned across the South since Charleston massacre
Ever since the shooting of nine innocent and faithful members of Emmanuel AME Church by a racist killer, the country has been on edge. Confederate flags and hate have arisen to remind Black America of the racist history of the country. To show that nothing is sacred in this spiritual battle, a series of fires have…
Read More5 things to know about Sen. Clementa Pinckney following his assassination in Charleston
Sen. Clementa Pinckney was a servant leader in Charleston State Sen. Clementa Pinckney was one of nine Black people shot and killed by Dylann Roof during a racially motivated attack at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Before being killed by a racist sociopath, Pinckney accomplished many outstanding things in life. Here are five…
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