LAFAYETTE, Ind. In the mid-1800s, the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church became the center of the cultural, political and educational activities of Lafayette’s small Black community. In July ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church was a pillar of the Black community ever since it opened in 1880. After being burned down almost 30 years ago, the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Delaware ...

Editor's note: To celebrate Black History Month, the Journal & Courier is featuring daily briefs about prominent Black community members in Tippecanoe County. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 1866, a year after ...

Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic primary has challenged traditional assumptions about New York City’s Black electorate and its influence in city politics. By Maya King, Jeffery C. Mays and Jeff ...

ATLANTA - It was a joyous Sunday morning at Sweet Auburn's Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church where a historical marker had just been erected. Big Bethel is the oldest African American ...

In honor of Black History Month, the Union-Tribune has partnered with the San Diego History Center to present items each day in February on local Black history. In 1887 Bethel African Methodist ...

Building dedication ceremonies will be May 20-22, 2022. NASHVILLE, TN — Storytelling, in all its forms, is a hallmark of the African continent and diaspora. From griots and folk-tellers to poets and ...

A historic Black church in D.C. is now the owner of the Proud Boys’ trademark. The decision Monday comes years after members of the far-right group vandalized a Black Lives Matter sign in front of ...

"The church is not the building, and that's the message, the church is what you do and how you love and how you serve." OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Fire investigators are still working to figure out what ...

(RNS) — Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, a leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who was known for his commitment to voting rights and other social justice issues, died on Tuesday (Nov. 25).