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Is the black church the answer to liberal prayers?

According to Hendricks's biblical exegesis, Jesus was a class warrior. Jesus said, "Woe to you who are rich," Hendricks wrote. "Wealth becomes unjust for Jesus when it is used in an unjust fashion, or for unjust ends, or when it is greedily accumulated and not shared with those in need of material assistance."

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November 21, 2011

Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired: “Die-Vestment” in Black Baltimore

“I think I have some sense of what neighborhoods in Baltimore are like and what they need.” -M.J. “Jay” Brodie, President, Baltimore Development Corporation

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November 21, 2011

The African-American Church and American Politics

What is the past and continuing influence of African-American churches on U.S. politics? Biblical scholar Obery Hendricks, historian Barbara Savage, and theologian Yolanda Pierce discuss religion and power in America

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Barbara Dianne Savage, black church, breaking, Obery Hendricks, Politics, religion, Yolanda Pierce

Is the black church the answer to liberal prayers?

Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired: “Die-Vestment” in Black Baltimore

The African-American Church and American Politics

BEYOND TRIVIAL MELODIES: THE BLACK CHURCH AND OCCUPY WALL STREET

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The Plunder and Depopulation of Central Africa

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