Events
Homegoing Information for Pastor John L. Wright
Thursday, February 4, 2010 The Viewing 6:00PM – 8:00PM New Union Baptist Church 510 N. Monroe Street Baltimore, MD 21223 Rev. Charles Savage, Pastor Friday, February 5, 2010 The Viewing 9:00 – 10:00AM Family Hour 10:00 – 11:00AM Funeral 11:00AM St. John Baptist Church The Corner of Tamar Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway (Rte. 175) Columbia, MD 21045 Rev. Robert Turner, Pastor »
New Year, Same Struggle: Starting 2010 in Solidarity with Palestinians
Technically, I started the year in corporate worship and fellowship at my church. For those not familiar with the Black Church experience, we observe what we call Watch Night Service on New Year’s Eve every year. It’s a night for us to reflect on the past year’s journey and look forward to... »
Haiti’s Quake: Our Challenge
Photo Credit: Gnews.com Like many of you, my heart has been heavy for the people of Haiti this week as they have endured a tremendous earthquake and successive aftershocks. A country that was already struggling and surviving in the midst of extreme poverty; is now trying to dig out from significant infrastructural collapse and... »
The People Speak by Howard Zinn
Don’t miss this folks. An impassioned dramatic presentation featuring the voices of those that mainstream society has attempted to silence, purposely mis-interpret, or completely ignore. Narrated by Howard Zinn, and based on his best selling books A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History, The People Speak... »
Neighbors Gather in Govans for Prayer and Peace
Children, college students, seniors, activists, clergy, community association presidents, and organizers came together as neighbors on Sunday, October 11, 2009 to stand together for peace in our community. In response to a shooting and murder that transpired a month earlier; people of Faith and conscience decided to assemble at the site where violence sprang forth... »
Remi Kanazi Performs Israel/America: A Rambling Poem
Great poem I caught last week on GRITtv. Pumped me up all the more for the upcoming Friends of Sabeel North America Conference focused on Christian thought and action with Palestinian Christians from October 1 – 3, 2009 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference is “Pursue... »
African Americans and Koreans Together in East Baltimore (Guest Commentary)
Recently, I was on a video shoot in East Baltimore (North Avenue) and a Korean lady invited me to a block party. Of course I was thinking of the free food and drink because I was hungry, but when I arrived I was amazed at what I saw—fellowship, kids–African American and Korean kids playing... »
Black in America Part 2: What do you think?
Last night I was blessed to participate in a roundtable event and discussion about CNN’s Black in America series. We watched last night’s edition together and spoke about some of the issues raised. (Shout out to the Sweet Tooth Dessert Shop on 1111 Hollins Avenue, Baltimore for hosting the event!) Did you watch Black... »
New Heaven, New Earth: Anarchism and Christianity Beyond Empire
I am in hot pursuit of rediscovering an ancient spiritual practice born in first century Palestine simply referred to as The Way. The Master Teacher of The Way, a mystic of divine proportions who dared bare a common name like Jesus, spoke in such creative language that it takes on average a lifetime... »
Men II Boys Documentary Tonight at the Charles Theater (Baltimore)
Photo Credit: BlackInformant.Com Tonight, I’m looking forward to hanging out with the men and young men of the congregation that I serve. We’re going to The Charles Theater to view a special documentary presented by my brothers LaMarr Darnell Shields (Urban Leadership Institute) and local documentarian, Janks Morton (What Black Men Think). The... »
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