Church Is Sustaining Force in Black History
A portrait of the black church as the axis of African American life. It sustains dignity, faith, and community across slavery and segregation, shaping black theology and leadership within 58,000 congregations and major denominations. It binds religion with social justice, culture, and identity through history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
George W. Cornell
America
J. H. Jackson
Chicago
National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc
John Hurst Adams
Waco
Tex
African Methodist Episcopal Church
E. P. Murchison
Cincinnati
CME Church
Lawrence Jones
Christ
James H. Cone
New York
Union Theological Seminary
S. S. Hodges
Washington, D.C
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc
Africa
Christ Jesus
Joseph R. Washington
Silver Bluffs
Petersburg
Richmond
St. Louis
St. George’s Church
Philadelphia
C. Eric Lincoln
El Dorado plant linked to Tris ban on garments
El Dorado Arkansas plant produced the chemical Tris used to treat children s garments before February 3. Velsicol spokesman says the El Dorado unit is not in production and a substitute is under testing. The ban covers sales and production of 20 million Tris treated garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado, Ark
Consumer Products Safety Division
Velsicol
el Dorado
Sander Allen
Chicago
Paddie to Attend Commercial Casualty Property Seminar
Kenneth Paddie of Greening-Ellis Co in Hope is picked to attend the Commercial Casualty Property Seminar April 11 13 1977 at the Holiday Inn Lake Hamilton Hot Springs. The Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents Education Committee sponsors the program covering workers compensation commercial property and general liability with three expert faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Paddie
Greening-Ellis Co
Hope
Holiday Inn-Lake Hamilton
Hot Springs
Arkansas Association of Insurance Agents
Arkansas
Adrian Luttrell
Walker Bros. Insurance, Inc
Springdale
Shirley Pence
CPCU
Cobb, Atkins, Boyd & Eggleston
Little Rock
Jim Pirtle
Jim Pirtle & Co
Fordyce
Luttrell
Pence
Pirtle
Tad Krug
Ramsey
Olberts
Krug & Farrell
Jay Bradford
Bradford- Madding
Pine Bluff
School head dismissed amid district contract buyout
Paragould Arkansas AP Superintendent Ralph Diggs was dismissed after the Greene County Tech School District voted to buy the remainder of his contract for 5800 dollars. Diggs had announced resignation but planned to stay through the year. A citizens group pushed for his removal and a new leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragould, Ark
Ralph Diggs
Greene County Tech
Diggs
Greene County
Florida
Retired FBI supervisor charged in Weatherman probe
A federal grand jury in New York indicted John J. Kearney 55 a former FBI supervisor now with Wells Fargo Armored Service for supervising a scheme to rob mailboxes read private letters and use wiretaps to spy on Weatherman fugitives. Prosecutors may indict five more FBI officials. Bell gave approval for the case to go forward amid questions about potential trials and national security considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Griffin Bell
Weatherman
Bell
Justice Department
New York
John J. Kearney
Kearney
Bureau
Wells Fargo Armored Service
Department
Jack Solerwitz
Mineola
N.Y
Five-Week Bicycle Safety Program Starts Monday in Local Districts
A five week program for fourth to sixth graders in Hope, Blevins, Spring Hill, Saratoga districts begins Monday April 11. Students view films, discuss rules of the road, and take a 50 question bicycle safety quiz. Five skill events per school determine winners. top riders advance to a May 14 bicycle rodeo for Cyclist of the Year. Ribbons and trophies funded by KXAR and Safe Lock and Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Blevins
Spring Hill
Saratoga
Cayce B. Smith
Agriculture
Hopewell
Beryl Henry
Brookwood
Garland
Tg&y
KXAR
Safe Lock and Key
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Parke Avalon
COX Drug CO
Paddie
School Board
William White
CIA
North Main Street
Rev
Charles Reece
Sweetwater, Texas
Great Outdoors
Kentucky
Kentucky Fried Chicken
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