Category Archives: Spirituality

Sunday Open Thread

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often called “The Negro National Hymn”, “The Negro National Anthem”, “The Black National Anthem”, or “The African-American National Anthem”— is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to … Continue reading →

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Video | Congressman Bobby Rush, Sixty-Five, Significant, & Will Not Be Silenced

“Just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum.” 3 Chics SouthernGirl2 posted the video of Congressman Bobby Rush at least 3 times this week. I’ve had an opportunity to watch it and replay it several times … Continue reading →

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The First Family attends Sunday Worship Service

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Sunday Open Thread

Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family “A Change Is Gonna Come“ is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

 Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family Edwin Hawkins (born 18 August 1943, Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel and R&B musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B chart and Billboard … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on August 27, 1961(1961-08-27)) is an American Grammy– and Dove-award-winning Gospel singer, record producer, actress, and radio host. As of September 2009, she had sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 in the United States, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Brooklyn Tabernacle is a large church located in downtown Brooklyn. It has 10,000 members and has existed in Brooklyn for over 40 years, during which it has become a major institution in the borough. Brooklyn Tabernacle has been pastored by … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble. They are an American Grammy Award-winning (and many times nominated) troupe who express their history as women of color through song, dance, and sign language.[1] They have together … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Pastor John P Kee (born John Prince Kee on June 4, 1962) is an American gospel singer and pastor. John P. Kee was born the 15th out of 16 children in Durham, North Carolina. At an early age he began to develop … Continue reading →

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