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The Healthy Churches 2030 Conference Equips Faith Communities To Respond To Racial Health Disparities

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 18, 2023August 18, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 18, 2023August 18, 20232645

The conference provides a unique setting for faith and public health representatives to work together toward solutions aimed at reversing and eliminating health disparities....

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Tennessee Black Churches Find KKK Flyers Outside Of Building

KJ EdwardsJuly 22, 2023July 21, 2023

by KJ EdwardsJuly 22, 2023July 21, 2023519

Police in Tennessee are investigating after three Black churches found KKK flyers outside of their buildings....

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Black Churches With Women Pastors At Risk Of Southern Baptist Convention Expulsion

Lauren NutallJuly 16, 2023July 14, 2023

by Lauren NutallJuly 16, 2023July 14, 20231353

The voting members of the SBC, called messengers, affirmed the amendment that would prohibit churches from being a part of the association if they upheld...

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Mississippi Man Arrested in Multiple Overnight Fires, Including Two Black Churches

Atiya JordanNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

by Atiya JordanNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022504

Mississippi authorities have arrested a suspect linked to setting fires across the capital city, including two historically Black churches. ...

Souls To The Polls Event Encourages Church Members in Georgia To Vote Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Derek MajorOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022

by Derek MajorOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022421

Black religious leaders in Georgia held their annual Souls to the Polls rallies on Sunday to get their congregants to vote in the midterm elections...

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Amazon Freevee to Feature Unscripted, Faith-Based Content From Renowned Spiritual Leader Bishop T.D. Jakes

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 20222402

Get a spiritual word, free-of-charge....

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Bishop Lamor Whitehead Grabs Woman by Neck During Live Stream Sermon, Police Drop His Assault Charges

Atiya JordanSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022

by Atiya JordanSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 202213463

Bishop Whitehead says they were "wannabe up-and-coming bloggers."...

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Advisory: Black Church Leaders to Hold a National Day of Action for Digital Equity Saturday, Sept. 24

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 20221583

See if your church is on the full list of participating ministries online....

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Black Churches Are Closing Across The Country And Public Health Officials Should Be Worried

Derek MajorMay 4, 2022May 4, 2022

by Derek MajorMay 4, 2022May 4, 20225351

Black churches have served as pillars of the Black community for generations, but in recent years many have closed which could create a public health...

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Commentary: The Digital Stairway to Heaven, Black Churches and the Pandemic

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 20221022

Black churches climb the digital stairway to Heaven according to research on the pandemic's impact on African American ministries....