by Bob | Feb 1, 2012 | African American, African American History, Black History, Black History Month, Carter Woodson
The History of Black History Month As I speak on Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, I’m frequently asked: “What is the history behind Black History Month?” The answer is fascinating and instructive. The...
by Bob | Sep 15, 2009 | African American, Beyond the Suffering, Healing, Sacred Friendships, Sustaining
A Voice for the Voiceless: African American Women of FaithPart 4: Octavia Rogers Albert: Keeping the FaithNote: Taken from Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith. For more information on this book, please visit:...
by Bob | May 29, 2009 | African American, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Book Review, Heroes of Black Church History
“This may well be the book of the year!” Soul Care and Spiritual Direction This may well be the book of the year! Engrossing, important, well researched, deeply biblical – what more can I say? Presenting imperative Christian nurturing, vividly illustrated...
by Bob | Aug 28, 2008 | African American, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr, Obama
Pursuing the House Built on the Backs of SlavesAs Senator Barack Obama officially accepted the nomination as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, at least two ironies struck me.First, the house he seeks to govern from—the White House—was built...
by Bob | Jul 11, 2008 | African American, African American Christianity, African American Church, Barack Obama, Obama
Guest Blogger: Pastor Eric RedmondHow Can Any Christian African American Vote for Obama?:Throwing the Race Card on an All Black TableToday, with his permission, I re-post a blog originally written by Pastor Eric Redmond. Eric is a brother in Christ, an Evangelical...
by Bob | Jan 28, 2008 | African American, slave Spirituals
Looking at African American History through the Spirituals*A Review of: Nikki Giovanni, “On My Journey Now.”With her opening words, author Nikki Giovanni imparts truth needed by all readers as a context for the spirituals. “We say that the slavers went to Africa to...
