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Religion has intersected with race throughout American history, and many of the best new books in the field focus on Black Americans’ religious witness. From building churches to creating art and ...
The history, influence of African American religious music. Clip: Season 9 Episode 32 | 7m 47s Video has Closed Captions | CC. One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry ...
Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history under the rug?
“Movements, Motions, Moments: Photographs of Religion and Spirituality from the National Museum of African American History and Culture” is a compact volume spanning the 19th through the 21st ...
Juan Floyd-Thomas, Associate Professor of African American Religious History at Vanderbilt University, joins us on The Excerpt to discuss the effort to preserve these historic sites, ...
Grim pieces of America’s history are on display at the Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford, the first and only African American history museum in Connecticut.
Many African Americans have contributed their quota to world history. Their efforts helped to shape the world and made it a better place. These personalities have been celebrated and are still ...
The customs and traditions you’d find in predominantly Black churches today have a deep-rooted history. The University of Toledo’s Director of Africana Studies, Angela M. Siner, says the ...
Discover the National Museum of African American History and Culture's November programming, including exhibits on Black women activists and African American religion.
True to the history of Jim Crow, Coogler brings to the forefront the religious debate over the role and place of secular music — particularly jazz and blues — in the lives of African Americans.