via: myfoxhouston.com HOUSTON – Houston’s hidden underworld is being revealed. This month local churches are showing special screenings of a new documentary that pulls back the veil on the billion dollar business of sex trafficking. The 90 minute film is called Nefarious: Merchant of Souls, produced by the international ministry Exodus Cry. Local Churches Spread […]
CHICAGO — Time had taken its toll on the nearly 147-year-old document, its surface creased and buckled, its inscriptions faded and an edge yellowed by old adhesive. SEE ALSO: Worst Kardashian Lawsuits Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer But the rare copy of the 13th Amendment that ended slavery, signed by President Lincoln and lawmakers who […]
“Slavery by Another Name” examines the labor practices and laws “that effectively created new forms of slavery” after emancipation, subjecting blacks to brutal forced work, according to the filmmakers.
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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this […]
via:eurweb Quentin Tarantino is one of those movie makers who just knows no boundaries and is willing to try anything. In his most recent venture, he’s daring to tackle the American dark past of slavery. Called a spaghetti western-esque film, “Django Unchained” is about a German bounty hunter who helps former enslaved man Django rescue […]
This is theory: During slavery, blacks have limited opportunities to worship. When they could, even then the masters would still interrupt service and send for certain people. Those people, out of respect for the service, would hold up a finger (usually the pointer- NOT THE MIDDLE ONE) to symbolize two things: 1) They were
A sweeping, high-profile, and ambitious musical film, ‘The Underground Railroad’ blends two powerful, redemptive stories into the background of Gospel/blues songs. The first story tells about a slave, Samuel Woodward, who escapes with his family to Canada. On their heels, is an obsessed slave hunter, JD Plimpton, who has never lost a slave. Along the […]
Walter B. Hoye II, is both Founder and President of the Issues4life Foundation, which works directly with African-American Pastors and Priests nationwide. He became well-known to LifeSiteNews readers after he was arrested and jailed last year for peacefully counseling and picketing at a California abortion facility. SOURCE: Life Site News Walter B. Hoye
