The watch service continues a tradition that traces its roots to the night the Emancipation Proclamation was scheduled to ...

I’M KAREN HOLMES WARD TODAY ON CITYLINE THREE NEW BOOKS THAT DISCUSS THE CHANGING INFLUENCE OF THE BLACK CHURCH, HOW A CONGREGATION HELPED HEAL A COMMUNITY, AND A THEOLOGICAL AND BIOETHICAL APPROACH ...

We're looking at the history of watch night, a New Year's Eve tradition for Black Americans that goes back to the Civil War.

(NEXSTAR) — The first Black congregations in America pre-date the nation’s founding in 1776. Since then, African American churches continue to support faith, and the fight for Civil Rights across the ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started ...

If you want to find out how strong a community really is, just look for its foundation. "[The church] could not exist without the faith of the people," explained Dr. Sandi B. Hutchinson, Senior Pastor ...

Black churches nationwide can now apply for tens of thousands of dollars in grant money to preserve their historic buildings. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund at the National Trust ...

As he does one day each month, the Rev. Robert Turner hit the road from his home in Baltimore last week and traveled — on foot — 43 miles (69 kilometers) to Washington. He arrived by evening on April ...

SaVaughn McClaine spent most of his childhood at church, bonding with his grandmother, a church secretary, and regularly attending service. It’s been almost a decade since this routine, but McClaine ...

Proud Boys march through the streets of Washington D.C. after the inauguration ceremony of the 47th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.