As we celebrate Black History Month, the role of the church in African American communities cannot be overstated. For centuries, the church has provided spiritual guidance and leadership, but has also delivered social services to improve education, economic mobility, health and wellness in Black comm...
Explore the rich history of African Americans’ vital contributions to Virginia’s labor force in this exhibit. This archival exhibition delves into the struggles and triumphs of Black workers, showcasing their enduring impact on the Commonwealth’s economic progress. We are the Builders: Honoring th...
February 24, 2021In recognition of Black History Month, we asked some of our colleagues to share a special part of their own Black history through a favorite artifact or family heirloom. In the fourth and final part of this series, we hear from McKinsey colleagues on how their fathers’l...
During the school's first 100 years history, Lincoln graduated about 20% of the nation's Black doctors and more than 10% of Black lawyers, per the university. Poet Langston Hughes and the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall are among Lincoln's notable alumni. Next:19. ...
As Pope, he focused on the preservation of traditional Catholic teachings and values, fostering interfaith dialogue, and addressing pressing issues such as the sexual abuse scandal within the Church. Ratzinger made history as the first Pope to resign in nearly 600 years, citing his declining health...
THE HISTORY OF black people in Canada has sometimes been sketchy, caught up and trampled in the rush of French, British, Irish and Scottish stories written in the early years of exploration and settlement. The documentary Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada illuminates an...
In: Presented at the black and brown lives in green spaces: race and place in urban America, metropolitan planning council, dusable museum of African American history, Chicago, IL, July 25. https://www.metroplanning.org/events/event/504 McHarg I (1969) Design with nature. Natural History ...
“Let me help you help me”: church-based HIV prevention for young Black men who have sex with men. AIDS Educ Prev. 2016;28(3):202–15. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Jeffries WI, Sutton MY, Eke AN. On the battlefield: the Black church, public health, and the fight ...
One day, I walked on a college campus following a young lady that I was trying to get next to. I was really looking for a hole in the ground to get high and hide my ugly black face when I first metHuey P. NewtonandBobby Sealeat Merritt Jr. College in Oakland, CA. Before I knew...
Esther, Mordecai and the Jewish People’s survival in ancient Persia alert readers that anti-Semitism can exist even in professedly peaceful and progressive settings. Esther’s scroll is not only designed to be read, but it too reads contemporary circums