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Amazing Grace! Mountain Christian Church cancels church to be the Church in Irene’s Wake

September 1, 2011
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Mountain Christian Church

Hurricane Irene just completed a long and steady march through the Caribbean and up the eastern seaboard of the United States. It left tremendous amounts of damage along the way with its high winds and torrential rain. Many are still without power and trying to remove debris and regain a sense of normalcy. Municipalities...

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Former U.S. Congresswoman and Human Rights Activists, Cynthia McKinney Speaking in Baltimore Tonight on Libya!

August 25, 2011
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IMA Endorsement Should Be Thrown Out: Alliance Has Lost Its Way

July 12, 2011
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The recent political endorsement of current Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, by the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance has caused quite a stir and rightly so. Mayoral candidate, Senator Cathy Pugh in disrupting the endorsement forum last week at Friendship Baptist Church did more than reveal an egregious departure from tradition and fair process that would have allowed...

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May We Never Forget: Baltimore Panel Seeks To Remind Us Of Where We’ve Been…And How Far We Have Yet To Go

June 17, 2011
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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of MD African American History & Culture has some exciting June Programs. You should check them out….including a reading and discussion of the book Hands On the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC. Three powerhouses of the human/civil rights movement will be the featured panelists. Dr. Cecil...

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The Bridges We Must Build: Chasing Unity Between Continental and Diasporan Africans

June 8, 2011
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I spent the afternoon on a therapist’s couch yesterday exploring the hurts and the prospects of healing between Continental and Diasporan Africans. The meeting was called to begin preliminary discussions on how we might be able to work together on an event (or series of events) that would bring the two groups together in...

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Rest In Peace: Gil Scott Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)

May 28, 2011
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Today, we remember Gil Scott Heron….

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National Council Confirms Position of Community: No New Youth Jail Needed In Baltimore

May 13, 2011
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Statement of an Alliance of Organizations in response to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency’s New Bed Space Forecast for the Proposed Baltimore Youth Detention FacilityMay 12, 2011 Governor O’Malley has an opportunity to be a leader in the growing national movement to invest more in opportunities for children and youth and less...

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Wisdom From The Ancestors: Archbishop Oscar Romero

May 9, 2011
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Wisdom From The Ancestors: Archbishop Oscar Romero

It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is another way...

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Book Release: Marshall Law: The Life & Times of a Baltimore Black Panther

April 27, 2011
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In Search Of New Paths For My People: Reflections on the LBS Freedom Forum Part 2

April 18, 2011
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So on that faithful Saturday – at that forum – I finally had to promote the exploration of a new path for my people. Instead of the usual song and lyrics, I offered up for the consideration of the crowd possibilities that are enveloped in practical philosophies that are less popular in this city....

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