Older histories have highlighted the hurdles they faced. Newer works show them taking the driver’s seat. The African American pastor and emancipated slave George Liele (1750–1828) began his missionary ...
CHICAGO – On a sunny morning at St. Benedict the African Catholic Church on Chicago’s South Side, the Rev. Rukulatwa Kiiguta stepped into the center of the sanctuary to preach. “My brothers and ...
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The first African American church in Meridian celebrated 160 years of worship this weekend.