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Liberation, exodus, and prophetic justice rooted in the African American church tradition.
Key question: “How does this text speak to the experiences of suffering, hope, and liberation within the Black community?”
24,136 sermon illustrations through the Black Church Tradition lens
Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
5/8 (1976): The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
12/7 (1724): Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
11/1 (996): Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).
1/20 (2009): Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
1/20 (1954): In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
5/8 (1978): The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
5/8 (2025): The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.
He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration.