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The Black Church : The Black Church

The black church (sometimes termed Black Christianity or African American Christianity) is the faith and body of Christian denominations and congregations in the United States that minister predominantly to, and are led by, African Americans.

The Black Church

The Black Church (Black Christianity or African American Christianity) is the faith and body of Christian denominations and congregations in the United States that minister primarily to African Americans, as well as these churches collective traditions and members. Black churches emerged out of the pervasive racial separation embedded in the history and culture of the United States.

The first generation of black churches were formed before 1800 by free black people.The third oldest black Baptist church in the in the United States, the First African Baptist Church was founded in 1790 by Peter Durett. As noted by theologian James Cone,"Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place where you have an imagination that no one can control. And so, as long as you know who you are a human being and nobody can take that away from you, then God is that reality in your life that enables you to know that. "

The Black Church

James Cone said, “God's story is the Black story, and the Black story is God's story. And that, is the Christian story.'" How did he radically redefine the role of Black Christianity in a new era? He fused the cultural, political, and spiritual. Cone argued that God was so intimately connected with the struggle and against oppression that God, in effect, had been Black all along.

(2003) The Prophetic Voice Of The Black Church: Jamal Bryant, Carlton Pearson, Al Sharpton

Featured from a different panel during the 2003 State of The Black Church. The "hot topic" was the voice of the black church in speaking out against the "Forced" war on Iraq, called by President Bush, as well as holding black leaders accountable who represent us: Condoleezza Rice & Colin Powell. This whole idea of "Black Faces in High Places" was challenged, what good is having black representation in high offices if they fail to serve their communities and those who elected them to power. In this video, featured speakers are:

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