Members of Chicago’s first Black church rose to help enslaved people achieve their freedom because they knew theirs hung in the balance.

The year 1740 was the crest of that wave of spiritual power called the Great Awakening. … The message of personal commitment and individual decision central to the Awakening reached a wider audience ...

South Dakota communities outside Deadwood share just $200,000 a year in gaming tax funds for historic preservation, while Deadwood receives $7 million.

Steve Gaines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former pastor of Gardendale’s First Baptist Church, has ...

A Southern Baptist church in Kentucky has given a newer congregation 100,000 to help them pay off the cost of a recently ...

Black leaders throughout the country paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and his mantra to “keep hope alive” in the hours following the civil rights leader’s death. The two-time presidential ...

Birmingham, Alabama has seen many historic milestones since its founding in 1871, including the establishment of the first Black-owned bank in Alabama, the opening of the first Black-owned and ...

Alvin Ailey’s Revelations comes to Houston and nationwide, celebrating Black artistry and inspiring audiences through dance.

AG Brown joined civil rights leaders and elected officials in Selma this weekend to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Sean Jarrett, pastor of New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla., about receiving a grant from the Preserving Black Churches program.

SELMA, ALABAMA — 7 March, 1965: Scene Bloody Sunday” march, during which civil rights demonstrators attempting to begin a 50 ...

FORT SMITH – Southern Nazarene upset top-seeded Oklahoma Baptist and Harding rallied for an overtime win against Ouachita ...