It is prominent on so many streets; a bedrock of the Black community — faith. Its foundation is rooted in the days enslaved Africans first arrived in America. Milwaukee public historian Reggie Jackson ...

When we narrate the history of the church from the perspective of Black nuns,” says historian Shannen Dee Williams, “myths ...

Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...

In just three short years, Nigerian street-pop savant Asake has become a giant in African music ... because [it’s] really losing its roots.” The Odyssey looks to other genres like sakara ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee has roots in ... practice in the ancient world, though ...

On Feb. 15 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Five Points Jazz Roots will host several ... tours in celebration of Black History Month. The event will include an African American Artist Gallery ...

He emphasized that the document is also useful for Westerners to “understand that there are very ancient forms of expression of Christianity, from the time of Christ himself … that constitute ...

More than 300 white South African ... the Christian leaders said. "It also detracts from the important work of building safer, healthier communities and addressing the complex history of land ...

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...