Audio Transcript We got our first question about so-called ‘gender pronoun hospitality’ exactly five years ago, in December of 2019, and many others since. Most recently is this urgent question from an anonymous elder: “Pastor John, hello and thank you for this podcast and for taking my question. I serve as an elder at my…
Month: December 2024
HealthyMD Partners With Pastor Jamal Bryant For Free HIV Screenings At Atlanta’s NewBirth Baptist Church On World AIDS Day
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 1, 2024 According to the CDC, Black people made up approximately 37 percent of all new HIV infections in the United States in 2022. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> HealthyMD, a Black-owned healthcare company, has partnered with NewBirth Baptist…
Alabama Cities To Honor Anniversary Of Historic Bus Boycott And Rosa Parks Day With Free Bus Rides
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 1, 2024 Montgomery and Huntsville will honor the anniversary of bus boycott with museum tours and free bus rides on Rosa Parks Day. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> The Alabama cities of Montgomery and Huntsville are preparing to honor…
Sean Combs Sued For Allegedly Dangling Woman Off Luxury Apartment Balcony
by Mary Spiller December 1, 2024 Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan claims the incident happened about eight years ago in Los Angeles. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time and has also been accused of dangling…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Serve Second Term As World Trade Organization Chief
by Daniel Johnson December 1, 2024 The WTO director-general ran unopposed. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to serve a second term as the head of the World Trade Organization following her reelection to the post on Nov. 29. According…
Tireless HIV/AIDS Advocate A. Cornelius Baker Dies Of Heart Disease At 63
by Daniel Johnson December 1, 2024 Baker was an early advocate for those living with HIV and AIDS during the 1980s when misinformation and fear-mongering about the disease was rampant. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> A. Cornelius Baker, a tireless advocate for HIV…
Bitcoin Hits Its Best Month Of 2024, But Black Investors Left Behind
by Daniel Johnson December 1, 2024 Despite its current surge, some reports indicate bitcoin has failed Black communities. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Following the election of Donald Trump, Bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies have been surging, and Bitcoin in particular has…