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This Jan. 26 photo shows St. Brigid Catholic Church in South Central Los Angeles.
At St. Brigid Catholic Church, the Rev. Kenneth Keke preaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is not only about eternity, but about “having a human face, loving one another.” Keke’s message stresses unity and that a “common humanity is what we need for us to live in peace.”
“That is liberation theology and that is what we preach here,” said Keke, the St. Brigid priest from Nigeria.
This is the South Central Los Angeles church where 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, grew up singing in the youth choir, taking her sacraments and reciting her poetry.
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Poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 20. She is a parishioner at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles.
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Poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 20. She is a parishioner at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish.