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The Abyssinian Baptist Church
A group of Ethiopian merchants and free African-Americans established the first Abyssinian Baptist Church on Worth Street in 1808 after refusing to accept segregated services in downtown’s First ...
Stevie Wonder, Rev. Al Sharpton honor Roberta Flack at memorial service
Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton were among the speakers and performers at soul singer Roberta Flack’s public memorial service in Manhattan on Monday.
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Abyssinian Baptist Church congregants ask court to nullify election of new pastor
Four members of the church, according to NBC New York, asked a Manhattan judge to nullify ... “Abyssinian Baptist Church ...
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Embattled Mayor Adams balks at resigning during sermon speech – claims he’s on a mission from God: ‘I am going nowhere’
“I am going nowhere,” Hizzoner said during morning remarks at the Maranatha Baptist Church ... from Foley Square in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon demanding that NY State Governor Hochul ...
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Remembering Roberta Flack: A ‘Celebration of Life’ at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church | WATCH
Her death came as a result of cardiac arrest while she was being transported to a Manhattan hospital ... at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, one of the oldest Black Baptist churches ...