On Sunday, civil rights leaders, advocates, and members of the congregation gathered at Brown Chapel AME Church to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, reflecting on the historic Selma ...
Former Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner's funeral at The Church Without Walls will be held on Saturday, March 15, featuring a message by Pastor Ralph West and culminating more than a ...
Speaking at the Turner Chapel AME Church, Willis highlighted issues of criminal justice, legal system inequities, race, and the personal attacks she has endured. Willis refrained from discussing ...
"Today is an opportunity not only to remember the history, but to preserve it for future generations, and any commemoration of Bloody Sunday would not be complete without Brown Chapel AME Church.
Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans. Some of his most notable achievements are illustrated in a new mural unveiled ...
Turner, who died at his home in Washington, D.C. at 70 on March 5, will be taken to lie in honor at the Houston City Hall rotunda on Tuesday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., before he will lie in ...
was in her hometown of Marion, Alabama to join with other members of her family as the Post Office there was officially named as the Albert Turner Sr. Post Office. “I was a student in college when my ...
Turner’s funeral will be held at the Church Without Walls at 5725 Queenston Blvd. and will be open to the public. Turner’s family has asked event goers to wear blue in his honor. For those who ...
For months, Solo Turner donned disguises and armed himself before storming dairies with his associates and carrying out violent robberies, including bashing one owner with a hammer. But now, the ...
Turner was a longtime member of the northwest church for over 35 years. Turner's colleagues, such as Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Hakeem Jefferies and Congressman AL Green ...