Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland, The Clark Sisters and Kirk Franklin have all left indelible marks on one of the truly original African American genres of music.
The Integrity Music Group, an international phenomenon in praise and worship, continues expanding their family, including a huge insurgence on the urban Gospel market.
Many boys do not have male role models, fathers and other men in their lives to teach them the fundamentals of grooming let alone how to tie a necktie. It’s a rite of passage for most young men in western culture, but it is not a rite of passage for the young man who sees no purpose in tying a tie.
Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell and Barack Obama are trailblazers who have earned places in the annals of American history as African Americans who have forged political careers based on their being “firsts” in many instances and courageous to follow their convictions.
He loves and we are required to love too; and the proof is in the gift He gave without scouring a list of who deserves to receive it and who should not.
Althea Gibson, Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods - Between them there are enough inspiring stories and moments of triumph to fill history books, instead the lesson we find behind the lives of these groundbreaking individuals is that there is still room for many, many more.
In the annals of history, Truth, Tubman, Douglass and Garvey leave a legacy that is as relevant today as it was during their times on earth. In celebration of that history, which extends beyond the month of February, we profile them and honor them for their unique contributions.
As we remember and rededicate ourselves during Black History month we can truly recognize how God has sustained us and has shaped our purpose as a people through a history of suffering and injustice.
