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June 2-8, 2016
Friendship Baptist Church to host first 3-part symposium “The Perils and Promises of Historical Black Colleges and Universities” By Diane Adoma Friendship Baptist Church Forum Ministry under the leadership of Rev. Richard W. Wills, Sr. Pastor will host a FREE III Part Symposium on June 25, 2016 from 10am to 12noon at Providence Baptist Church, 2295 Benjamin E. Mays Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA. The program Forum Ministry Chair, Dr. W. Kevin Dancy and the committee members will launch an aggressive outreach campaign to bring awareness to the struggles and successes of these great institutions. All across the United States, historical black colleges and universities are facing unprecedented challenges compared to other universities. For more than 150 years, these academic institutions have been the foundation for African American Students seeking cultural and academic refuge. Enrollment is rapidly declining, governmental cuts in funding, leadership and financial struggles have surpassed the proposed budgets. Doing more with less may not be a workable solution. Friendship Baptist church established in 1862 and organized in 1866 has rich roots in the Atlanta HBCUs and is focused on preservation of these great historical institutions.
This III part symposium will focus on the history, the situation today and what is next as we move into the future. A panel discussion with professionals and students as well as a question and answer session will allow for open candid
discussions. Part II and Part III will focus on what is the state of HBCUs and a call to action. The Forum Ministry will reach out to businesses and individuals to collaboratively seek ideas and solutions to increase enrollment, strengthen financials, increase resources and expand alumni. All who are interested in the future of these valuable academic institutions should be in attendance and are encouraged to invite future students. The workshop format will be a panel discussion and audience engagement and will focus on preserving the rich legacy. We will discuss how we can collaboratively work together to ensure that we attract qualified students and increase alumni giving. This three part series will end with a call to action for everyone who is interested in creating and shaping our schools to be both competitive and financially sound. Please bring your ideas, creativity, experience and wisdom and help us create a demand for attendance at HBCUs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information contact Dr. W. Kevin Dancy, Forum Ministry Chair or Diane Adoma, Forum Public Relations at adoma.diane@gmail.com, 678-612-5175.
Oprah’s conversation with T.D. Black pastors blast President Obama’s Jakes about megachurch series transgender bill as ‘insult’ to black civil rights ‘Greenleaf’ By Fahnia Thomas of EURWEB.com *”I am, who I am, sitting here today, because of the Black church.” Tycoon, Oprah Winfrey, participated in a Q&A session for OWNs newest TV series “Greenleaf,” along side show stars Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, and Merle Dandridge, at Soho House Hollywood. The mega star shares her conversation with Bishop T.D. Jakes, addresses questions about Black mega churches, her character and the difference between acting and hosting. On comparing T. D. Jakes and Joel Osteen to the character Bishop James Greenleaf… Oprah: I spoke to T.D. Jakes and said, ‘I just want you to know I’m doing a show about a mega church and the only resemblance to you, is that our main character is called Bishop and you’re a bishop.’ And he says, ‘I’m happy to hear that because I’ve heard something’s about it…’ I said, ‘I just want you to know, from my lips to your ears, I have nothing but deep respect and regard for the church. I, Oprah Winfrey, am going to do nothing, ever, that disrespects the church. I am, who I am, sitting here today, because of the Black church, but there are some people in the church with some flaws…we might be talking about that. It has nothing to do with you.’ And he said, ‘alright, can you send me a ticket?’ On her character Mavis McCready the sister of Lady Mae Greenleaf (Lynne Whitfield)… Oprah: I modeled her after my beloved friend and mentor, Maya Angelo. If Maya had a bar, it would be Mavis’ bar. And in preparation, I listened to jazz. I’m not a jazz person, I’ve never listened to a jazz anything, but I turned all the stations in my house to
Sirius jazz. I’ve been listening to Cold Train and Miles Davis to be in the zone and it was fun. On what acting fulfills in her that being a talk show host did not… Oprah: Years ago, I was interviewed by Gene Siskel and at the end of the interview, he asked me, ‘what do you know for sure?’ I couldn’t think of one thing. So I said, ‘Gene, I’m going to think about that.’ I called him a few days later and said, ‘this is what I figured out…’ And he says, ‘the show is over. I don’t really need the answer.’ But that is a question, that will live with me. Being able to act is a way to lose myself and really be submerged into the ideas and consciousness of someone else. Sometimes it’s a relief and sometimes it’s exhausting. “Greenleaf ” launches with a two-night premiere on June 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and June 22 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT.
A coalition of black pastors are incensed that President Obama would dare to mandate all public schools to make girls restrooms and locker rooms accessible to sexually confused boys. Rev. Bill Owens, president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP), said Obama’s comparison of sexually confused individuals with black civil rights was a “gross insult” to all who fought for equality for African-Americans. On Thursday Attorney General Loretta Lynch argued that a sexually confused individual’s choice of “gender identity” superseded women’s rights to privacy, including the privacy of female victims who would be uncomfortable sharing locker rooms or dressing rooms with men. But Rev. Owens disagreed. “There is simply no relation between the struggles that Black Americans have faced and the desire of a tiny minority group to violate
the dignity and privacy of women and girls,” Owens said in a statement sent to Breitbart News on Friday. Owens described Obama’s legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act to include protection for trannies and cross-dressers as “an affront to the Black community and a theft of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.” Rev. Owens called on all black Americans to “stand up and fight for the sanctity of Martin Luther King’s accomplishments for our race.” “Transgendered persons are not asking for equal rights—they are asking for special rights that violate the privacy of women and simple common sense,” Owens added. “CAAP calls on all those who oppose this unwarranted expansion of the Civil Rights Act to contact their representatives in Congress today and let them know how you feel about this bill.”
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