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    New Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors

    by  • May 17, 2013 • Church Calendar, News Articles, Oakland News Articles, Policy • 0 Comments

    Over twenty-five Home Defenders League throughout the nation will converge on the Steps of the Justice Department in Washington D.C. on May 20th to demand that bankers go to jail.

    Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA) and Oakland Housing Initiatives welcomed visitors to the future site of Lakeside Senior Apartments during their groundbreaking event on Thursday May 16. Located one block from Lake Merritt, the site is set to become a 92-unit affordable housing complex for low-income seniors. The groundbreaking event, part of East Bay...

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    Christianity’s African Roots

    by  • April 4, 2013 • Academia, Africa, Africa Reations, Africa Related, African American, African American Art Gallery, African American History, African's in America, Church Calendar, Faith, Feature 2, Featured, Geneology, Science, Socialmedia

    black womans hand on bible

    Christianity’s African Roots Nana Ekua-Hammond breaks down our relationship to the religion before American slavery and White Jesus pieces By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email More Sharing Services ‘Baby Jesus and Three Wise Men’, by Clementine Hunter This Easter, over two billion Christians around the...

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    Downs Memorial Black History Concert

    by  • February 1, 2013 • Bay Area, Berkeley, Church Calendar, Church Events, Oakland News Articles, Richmond News, San Francisco, Special Interests Articles

    Former TV anchorwoman Belva Davis will speak and singers Janice Maxie-Reid and Jeanie Tracy will perform at Downs Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship Ministry’s annual Black History Concert, 4 p.m.  on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Downs Memorial, 6026 Idaho St. in Oakland. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children under 10, and under...

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    West Side Missionary Baptist Church’s Christmas Program

    by  • November 30, 2012 • Barak Obama, Black Church Information, Church Calendar, Church Events, Oakland News Articles, Special Interests Articles

    Pastor Ken Chambers, Sr.

    West Side Missionary Baptist Church, led by Pastor Ken Chambers, Sr., invites the public to attend a Christmas program 11 a.m., Sunday, Dec 23. The program will be led by the Youth Department and include Christmas carols, recitals and presentations. West Side Church is located at 732 Willow St. in West Oakland. For information...

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