WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia ...

Jun. 19—Ahead of Juneteenth, leaders of local, historic African American churches reflected on the importance of the church for the Black community in Decatur. Juneteenth commemorates the day ...

From left, Reginald F. Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church, Connie Matthews Harshaw, a member of First Baptist, and Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg's director of archaeology, stand at the brick ...

SEA ISLE CITY — A historically Black church in Ocean City will be one of the beneficiaries of a Sea Isle City charity event Thursday. Mayor Len Desiderio will be a guest doughnut maker at The ...

Life & Culture Juneteenth ceremony to kick off rebuilding of Black church at Colonial Williamsburg Published: Jun. 19, 2025, 8:36 a.m. 8 1/8 Rebuilding one of the oldest Black churches in U.S.

Redemption Holding Co. has completed its acquisition of Utah-based Holladay Bank & Trust, making it the first time a bank has been owned by a Black-led investment group in the Western U.S. The … ...

On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's victory during the Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery.

Douglass never returned. Instead, he joined a local branch of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a Black denomination that was formed in New York City in 1821.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas. The former Democratic president’s… ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas. The former Democratic president’s plans ...

She is the author of “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine” and an ambassador for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation National Racial Equity Initiative Taskforce.