Near the end of a new, four-hour PBS documentary called “The Black Church,” comes this succinct summation:
“The Black church is fundamental to the African-American experience. The African-American experience is fundamental to American history. Therefore, Black churches are fundamental to American history.”
Speaking those words is Paul Harvey, who has been teaching history courses at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs for a quarter of a century.
He s among a host of experts featured in the two-part documentary, which debuted earlier this month on PBS and will air again Sunday at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Harvey joins the likes of mega-star Oprah Winfrey, philosopher Cornel West, musician John Legend, activist Al Sharpton, singer Pharrell Williams, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter’s House Church in Dallas and other famous personalities who were interviewed for the deep dive into how, over the decades, the church has helped Black people counter social injustices.
The University of Georgiaâs annual Holmes-Hunter Signature Lecture is given by a distinguished scholar or public figure and focuses on race relations. This yearâs lecture was conducted virtually with guest speakers Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
Gates is a Peabody award-winning historian and a Harvard University professor with an extensive bibliography and documentary filmography, mostly focusing on the topic of race. Gates is also the host of popular PBS show, Finding Your Roots.
Rather than giving a lecture, Gates decided to interview UGA alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who was one of the first two Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia in 1961.
The University of Georgiaâs annual Holmes-Hunter Signature Lecture is given by a distinguished scholar or public figure and focuses on race relations. This yearâs lecture was conducted virtually with guest speakers Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
Gates is a Peabody award-winning historian and a Harvard University professor with an extensive bibliography and documentary filmography, mostly focusing on the topic of race. Gates is also the host of popular PBS show, Finding Your Roots.
Rather than giving a lecture, Gates decided to interview UGA alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who was one of the first two Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia in 1961.
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The Center for Jewish Studies and the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research debut Monday “Black & Jewish: A Conversation,” the first installment of a new joint venture to shed light on the multifaceted nature of Black and Jewish identities in North America.
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“There is a lot of focus on the relationship between Black communities and Jewish communities in the U.S., but Black and Jewish identity hasn’t received very much scholarly attention,” said Sara Feldman, a preceptor of Yiddish in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and a co-organizer of the series. “There are many people in the United States who identify as both Black and Jewish. It’s time that their voices are amplified here at Harvard.”