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Singer Quits Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Protest Over Trump Inauguration Performance


clock icon 04 Jan 2017
author icon Derek Welch


"I could never throw roses to Hitler." -Mormon Tabernacle Choir member quits. A key member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has announced her decision to quit after being told the choir would be performing...

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Hillsong’s Carl Lentz Discusses the Root of Racism with Oprah on SuperSoul Sunday

Hillsong’s Carl Lentz Discusses the Root of Racism with Oprah on SuperSoul Sunday


clock icon 21 Oct 2016
author icon Alison Lesley


Evangelical Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz says "ignorance" is the root of racism. Carl Lentz, the pastor of Hillsong Church in New York City, wrote on the Hillsong NYC's Facebook page, "At THIS...

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Education and Segregation: From Public Universities to Private Christian Schools

Education and Segregation: From Public Universities to Private Christian Schools


clock icon 22 Sep 2016
author icon Nathan Glover


The African-American community is self-segregating at a Los Angeles university, but is segregation still happening elsewhere? The Halisi Scholars program of California State University Los Angeles...

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Sean Braddy, a Black Atheist Running for U.S. Senate

Sean Braddy, a Black Atheist Running for U.S. Senate


clock icon 05 Sep 2016
author icon Gary Nguyen


Openly black atheist campaigns for U.S. Senate. A black atheist has stepped up to contest in the elections for the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. While the competition runs really high, with Republicans...

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Presbyterian Church Votes to Apologize for Racism

Presbyterian Church Votes to Apologize for Racism


clock icon 28 Jun 2016
author icon Nathan Glover


Presbyterian Church in America passed Overture to repent the Church's role in discrimination against minority cultures. The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second largest Presbyterian...

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First African-American Catholic Priest in the U.S. Could Be Canonized

First African-American Catholic Priest in the U.S. Could Be Canonized


clock icon 08 Jun 2016
author icon Nathan Glover


Archdiocese of Chicago pushes for beatification of first U.S. African-American priest. Augustus Tolton was born a slave. He was born in Missouri, in the year 1854, to Peter Paul Tolton and Martha...

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Desmond Tutu’s Daughter Leaves Ministry For Refusal to Recognize Her Same-Sex Marriage


clock icon 31 May 2016
author icon C Barnett


Tutu's daughter forced out of South African clergy for same-sex marriage. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has long been one of the biggest figures in Christianity on the world stage, but now it’s his daughter...

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“Strong Woman of Faith” Harriet Tubman Will Be Featured on the $20 Bill

“Strong Woman of Faith” Harriet Tubman Will Be Featured on the $20 Bill


clock icon 25 Apr 2016
author icon Gary Nguyen


Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will be the new face on the $20 bill. The U.S. Treasury made a recent announcement stating that the legendary Harriet Tubman would be selected as the face of the $20 bill....

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Bernie Sanders’ Awesome Response About His Spirituality

Bernie Sanders’ Awesome Response About His Spirituality


clock icon 25 Feb 2016
author icon Alison Lesley


Bernie Sanders gives stunning answer to CNN's question of his faith. Voters, a few days prior to the Democratic primary in South Carolina, asked a series of questions to Hillary Clinton and Bernie...

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Conference of National Black Churches Holds First Interracial Meeting to Fight Racism


clock icon 16 Dec 2015
author icon Derek Welch


The Conference of National Black Churches hopes to mitigate problems associated with racism. In June 2015, nine African-American people were shot dead while they were attending a Bible study at the historic...

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