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Unity Estates, a housing project in Dallas, was launched by the African American Pastors Coalition. The project brought new businesses and churches to the area.
Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. reflects on the Dallas housing development he helped create, and the legacy of a project that brought together an interdenominational group of churches, a rarity at the time.
This month, KERA is exploring the impact and legacy of Black churches in North Texas. KERA s Sam Baker spoke with Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., longtime pastor and activist in Dallas.
Holmes served at the St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas for 28 years, and also was an adjunct professor at the Perkins School of Theology at SMU for 24 years. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972 and has been a longtime activist in the community.
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welcome back, everyone. live from detroit. the president met with 20 african american pastors and faith leaders at the white house. joining ne now one of the pat tors. the founder and president of the coalition of african american pastors. thank you so much for joining us. good evening to you. what did the president say about his attacks against the leaders of color and did any of the faith leaders raise concerns about that? well, i think something was said in passing. i don t tune in to negative talk from any side. so, some things were mentioned and i took the position that we as black pastors should go fo baltimore and see what we can do to help. i m not going to criticize if there s a need because i was born poor. when i was up until i was eight years old. i lived in the two room house,
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