Archive for the ‘Faith & Religion’ Category
Stephen Tyrone Jones died heroically on Wednesday. An African-American security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, He stepped in the line of fire to prevent James W. von Brunn, an 88-year-old man linked to anti-Jewish web sites, from killing others at the museum. Jones died in an area hospital after being shot by von Brunn with […]
Filed under: Current Events, Faith & Religion, RIP | Closed
Tags: james w. von brunn, stephen tyrone jones, u.s. holocaust memorial museum
Black woman becomes rabbi
Cleveland-born Alyssa Stanton, 45, will lead a predominantly white synagogue in Greenville, NC, beginning in August. She is the first African-American woman to be ordained as a rabbi. Raised in a Pentecostal family, the single mother of a 14-year-old adopted daughter says she was surprised by the national interest in her ordination. Her new 60-family synagogue, […]
Filed under: African-American History, Current Events, Faith & Religion | 1 Comment
Tags: African American, African-American History, congregation bayt shalom, rabbi alyssa stanton
Suzanne de Passe, the chairman and CEO of de Passe Entertainment who began her career at Motown Records, along with Steven Spielberg and Madison Jones, will produce the first motion picture authorized by The King estate that examines the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. DreamWorks Studios acquired the rights to the life of the […]
Filed under: Activism, African-American History, Art/Culture, Blacks in Hollywood, Current Events, Discrimination, Faith & Religion, Race Not Won (Racism in America) | 1 Comment
Tags: African American, boston university, civil rights movement, coretta scott king, crozer theological seminary, de passe entertainment, dr. martin luther king jr., dreamworks studios, madison jones, morehouse college, motown records, steven spielberg, suzanne de passe, systematic theology
April 4, 1968
Civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King was killed 41 years ago tomorrow. Life magazine took pictures at the scene of the crime at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, that were never published, but now the magazine shares the photos on http://www.life.com. Interestingly, James Earl Ray, the man convicted of killing Dr. King, claimed […]
Filed under: Activism, African-American History, Crime & Time, Discrimination, Faith & Religion, Race Not Won (Racism in America) | Closed
Tags: African-American History, april 4 1968, civil rights movement, death of dr. martin luther king, dr. martin luther king, james earl ray, lorraine motel
Europe stands up for Africa
Heads of several European states, including Germany and France, criticized Pope Benedict this week for his stance on condom distribution in Africa. He said HIV/AIDS was “a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which can even increase the problem.” He went on to say the solution […]
Filed under: Activism, Africa, Faith & Religion, Healthy Living | Closed
Tags: condoms, european union, global aids crisis, HIV/AIDS, hiv/aids in africa, rebecca hodes, treatment action campaign
Last weekend Grammy-winning rapper Snoop Dogg spoke at Saviours’ Day, the Nation of Islam’s celebration of its founder, Wallace Fard, in Rosemont, IL. Snoop credited Minister Louis Farrakhan with orchestrating peace talks among artists in the hip-hop community, after the murder of rap icon Notorious B.I.G. To view Farrakhan’s keynote address, visit http://www.finalcallmedia.com, but it’s going to cost […]
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Tags: minister louis fa, Nation of Islam, saviour's day, snoop dogg
