Meet the Black Church: Tom Skinner

Meet the Black Church: Tom Skinner

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“You can kill the revolutionary but you can’t kill the revolution!” These were some of the most powerful, eerily foreshadowing, and sobering words of the most recent blockbuster movie, Judas and the Black Messiah. The movie chronicled the plot to assassinate the...
Meet the Black Church: Lulu Fleming

Meet the Black Church: Lulu Fleming

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Meet the Black Church: Louise Cecilia “Lulu” Fleming Louise Cecilia “Lulu” Fleming (1862–1899) was born on January 28th near Hibernia, Clay County, Florida. Born into a slave family, she would become the first African American to attend the...
Meet the Black Church: Absalom Jones

Meet the Black Church: Absalom Jones

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Absalom Jones? 1746 was an important year in American history. First, the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) was founded by Presbyterians seeking to equip ministers for gospel ministry. Although the institution has a divinity branch (Princeton...