Roland Tisdale

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Glen C. Missick, executive director of the African American Council of the Reformed Church

Rev. Dr. Glen C. Missick, executive director of the African American Council of the Reformed Church in America.Missick has been the executive director of the African American Council of the Reformed Church in America since October of 1998. He previously served as senior minister of the Church of the Master (Presbyterian Church, USA) in New York City for more than 10 years. He has also pastored churches in Daytona Beach, Fla., Little Rock, Ark., and Los Angeles, Calif.

He is the founder and president of Harlem Empowerment for Living Program Inc.; one of the chairpersons of the New York City-Wide African American Clergy Council, the organization partly responsible for the election of Mayor David Dinkins in 1989; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Inter-Church Center; a committee member of United Way of New York City; former co-chair of the Twenty-First Century Coalition; former chair of the Black Presbyterian Clergy Fellowship of New York City; chairperson of the Harlem Christian Men's Network; past president of Harlem Valley Churches Inc.; and a board member of A Partnership of Faith of New York City, and Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement.

He has been an advisor to many political and civic leaders such as the mayor and police commissioner of New York City, and the governors of New York and other states. He has also been invited to the White House under the administration of several presidents.

Missick has served as an adjunct professor at Auburn seminary in New York City. He also serves as goodwill ambassador for the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, which is his birthplace.

In addition, he is a prolific songwriter, having written and produced a contemporary gospel album titled "God is Love." He has also been host and producer of several television shows, most recently "Focus on the Valley," which was aired on Paragon Cable Television in New York City. He has also appeared on numerous television shows, including "CBS This Morning," the "Charles Grodin Show" and "Positively Black."

Missick grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and received his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College (C.U.N.Y.) in 1974. He attended Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey, where he earned the master of divinity degree in 1979. He received his doctor of ministry degree from Drew University in Madison, N.J., in 1995.

He is a member of the One Hundred Black Men Inc. of New York City and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is married to Jennifer Engram Missick, Ph.D., acting Dean of Students at Bronx Community College.

The activities scheduled in conjunction with the service will begin on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m. with a discussion by Dr. Fred Johnson of the Hope history faculty of the film "Birth of a Nation" through the college's multicultural enrichment series. The presentation will be in the Maas Center conference room.

Ron Potter

Rev. Ronald C. Potter

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August 14, 2007 – Professor Ron Potter "Urban Nihilism"

 

Rev. Ronald Clifton Potter is a professor, lecturer, preacher and writer living in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and received a Masters of Divinity from Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. He also pursued doctoral studies in Theological Ethics at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Formerly Professor of Christian Thought and Contemporary Culture at the Center for Urban Theological Studies in Philadelphia, PA, Rev. Potter has taught at Jackson State University and Belhaven College, both in Jackson, MS, Clark College in Atlanta, GA, and other colleges; he is currently Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at Crichton College in Memphis, Tennesse. Rev. Potter is also a former Visiting Instructor in Apologetics at Covenant Theological Seminary. His articles and essays have appeared in numerous journals, magazines and books. His most recent book contribution appeared in the book, The Gospel in Black and White: Theological Resources for Racial Reconciliation which was published by Inter Varsity Press. For over 30 years, Rev. Potter has critically explored whether and in what respects the Christian faith has anything meaningful to say to the vast social issues of our time.

 

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Memphis, Tennessee & Jackson, Mississippi

Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology, Crichton College, Memphis

Elder, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS

Authored chapters in such books as:

• Cone's & Wilmore's Black Theology
• A Documentary History (1966-1979), Christian Apologetic in the Post-Modern World
• The Gospel in Black & White: Theological Resources for Racial Reconciliation

The Dr. John M. Perkins Lectureship Series

Hear some of the world’s foremost authorities on race, religion, culture, community, education and empowerment take on the topics of “Ministry in the City”.

Crichton College
August 14th - October 2nd
Tuesdays at 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Virgil L. Iles Auditorium

 

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A.G.Miller Miller, Religion Dept - F & L Lord Davis Professor

Grier-Miller, Brenda - Brenda.Grier-Miller@oberlin.edu
Student Academic Services - Assoc Dean/Dir-SSS/Dean-2007
Peters Hall 118 , x58464

 

Miller, Albert - A.G.Miller@oberlin.edu Religion Dept - F & L Lord Davis Professor Rice Hall 327 , x58652 Courses Semester Offered: First Semester Credits (Range): 3 Hours Attribute: 3 HU, CD Albert G. Miller Davis Associate Professor of Religion (1991) BSW, Adelphi University, 1978 MSW, Adelphi University, 1979 MA, Princeton University, 1989 PhD, Princeton University, 1993 An introduction to the religious movements and institutions of African-Americans from the period of slavery to the present. Various topics including: African religions; slave religion; independent black Protestant churches; gender and race relations in American church life; politics in black churches; missionary efforts to Africa and the Caribbean; Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, Pentecostalism; the civil rights movement; modern role of religion in African-American life. Enrollment Limit: 45. Instructor: A. Miller Semester Offered: First Semester Credits (Range): 3 Hours Attribute: 3 HU, CD An introduction to the philosophical basis of African society through a study of various African Religions: Traditional Religions as well as Islam and Christianity, especially in their indigenized forms. This study will also examine the underlying nature of African religious thought, the function of myth and ritual, and the complex and profoundly sophisticated African concepts of the spiritual universe. Consideration will be given to the relationship between religion and culture in various societies. Questions will be raised regarding the differentways religion is conceived in various cultures: African and “non-African,” “Western” and “non-Western.” Enrollment Limit: 35. Instructor: A. Miller Next Offered: 2008-09 Semester Offered: Second Semester Credits (Range): 4 Hours Attribute: 4 HU, CD, Wri An interpretation of the lives and thought of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the context of the civil rights movement. It will focus on the theological, political, cultural, and psycho-social views which informed their religio-moral thought and actions. The course will include films, autobiographies, biographies, collected writings and speeches, as well as interpretations of these two religious and political leaders. Enrollment Limit: 14. Instructor: A. Miller A. G. Miller Associate Professor Rice 327 440-775-8652 A.G.Miller@Oberlin.edu Education B.S.W., Adelphi University, 1978 M.S.W., Adelphi University, 1979 M.A., Princeton University, 1989 Ph.D., Princeton University, 1994 Selected Publications Elevating The Race:  Theophilus G. Steward and The Making of An African-American  Civil Religion, 1865-1924, University of Tennessee Press, Spring, 2003 "The Construction of A Black Fundamentalist World View: The Role of Bible Schools."<SPANSTYLE="MSO-SPACERUN: yes?>  ed. Vincent Wimbush. Continuum International, Fall 2000.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />  "The Rise of African-American Evangelicalism in American Culture" in Perspectives on American Religion and Culture. ed. Peter Williams. Oxford:Blackwell Publishers Limited, 1999.  "A Timeline of Black Christianity before the Civil War."  Christian History Issue 62, vol. XVIII, no. 2: 26-27. Detailed timeline : http://www.christianityonline.com/christianhistory/62H/62H026.html "At-Risk Youth, At-Risk Church:  What Jesus Christ And African American Teenagers Are Telling to The African American Church" The 1997 Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church and Culture , Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. http://www.ptsem.edu/iym/index.htm. "Striving to Reconcile the World:  A Glimpse of the Life and Writings of Theophilus Gould Steward" in The A. M. E. Church Review, Vol., CXI, no.362, 1996. "Pentecostalism as a Social Movement:  Beyond the Theory of Deprivation" in Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 9 (Fall 1996):  97-114.  "National Black Evangelical Association" in Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History, eds. Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West.  New York:  Macmillan Reference Library, 1996. Courses Religion 105. Introduction to Religion: African Religions and Their Thought Systems Religion 115. Colloquim: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Religion 282. Survey of American Christianity Religion 284. The History of the African-American Religious Experience Religion 285. Evangelicalism in the United States Religion 384. Seminar: Selected Topics in African-American Religious History: The Black Theology Movement Religion 385. Seminar: Selected Topics in American Religious History

A.G. Miller grew up in a restrictive church.  Their theology, focusing on the wrath and vengeance of G-d, had little to do with social action or community involvement.  Members were not to participate in sports, dancing, movie watching, etc.  According to Prof. Miller, the church would "scare you into heaven and out of hell."  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Partly because of its anti-social action slant the Church leader had denounced Martin Luther King ñ A.G. left the religion for the streets.  It wasn't until he went off to college, that he "reclaimed" his religion.  At college, he met people who "did not see a contradiction between spirituality and social involvement." 

 

He soon joined the House of the Lord Pentecostal Church, currently under the leadership of Herbert Doughtry.  As mentioned above, the Church was very focused on helping the community and translating its religious doctrine into real social activism.  A.G., still young at heart (even today) related to this call for activism and found himself at home in religion once again.

 

Since his move to Oberlin, OH in 1991, where he teaches religion at Oberlin College, Professor and Pastor Miller continues his focus on social activism.  Through the Oberlin House of the Lord, Miller and his fellow members encourage people to ask, think and act on their conscience not only during biblical sermons but in their communities, offices, and in the world at large.

The Oberlin House of the Lord Fellowship
251 Hollywood Street
Oberlin, Ohio

District Minister A. G. Miller, Pastor

Membership Lessons 10:30am
Sunday Worship: 11:30am

Carl Callender

 

 

Queens Legal Services

Carl O. Callender, Project Director

Since its inception in 1967, Queens Legal Services Corporation has been dedicated to helping low income residents of Queens County with their civil legal problems. We ensure equal access to justice for the people of Queens by providing free counsel and legal advice to those who would otherwise be unable to afford it.

Areas of Priority and Special Projects Include:

• Family
• Housing
• Government Benefits
• HIV/AIDS
• Education
• Consumer
• The People’s Law School

TESTIMONY OF CARL O. CALLENDER
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 21, 2002

HELPING THE HELPLESS NOW SAVES THE CITY MONEY

IOLA Replacement Funding
RE: NYC Funding for Legal Services - Help for the Poor

I am Carl O. Callender, the Director of Queens Legal Services Corporation. I am here to thank the City Council for its determined history of support for civil legal services for the poor and to make a special plea to the Council once again to ensure that funding will be restored to a very important city-funded legal assistance program.

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Johnnie Skinner Reunion at Concord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tom Skinner Brooklyn Crudsade Brevoort Theatre 1962

Tom Skinner Brooklyn Crudsade Brevoort  Theatre 1962

The Harlem Evangelistic association in cooperation with Brooklyn Churches. The Brooklyn Crusade, Monday Dec 3,  to Sunday December 9, 1962 The Brevoort Theatre

 

Harlem Crusade Leaders 1962

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harlem Crusade

 

 

 

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Doug Booth

 

 

Greetings to the Liberated Boomer Community,

 

It’s been a long time.

Churne will be dearly missed.

I’m still up in the North Bronx where I’ve been for

the last 28 years.

A big thanks to Phil Bingham and Ron Mitchell for reconnecting.

The pictures from the old IVCF and Soul Lib’ days

are absolutely priceless and bring back many fond

memories.

Please keep me posted . . .

Doug Booth - composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist

A native New Yorker and graduate of Adelphi University, Doug studied theory and composition with Berg Kalahian, bass with Lucille Dixon and Richard Davis, and audio recording at The Center for Media Arts. As a songwriter, he formed long-term collaborations with two legendary greats: Gene McFadden and Sekou Sundiata.

His performance and writing credits include: Odyssey, Gwen MacRae, Carla Thomas, B.B. King, Bobbi Humphrey, The Blues Mob, Lilo, and Cold Sweat.

His theater credits include: Elijah The African, Aaron Davis Hall; The Mystery of Love, The American Music Theater Festival; The Best of Both Worlds, Julia Miles Theater.

His composition and production credits include: Sekou Sundiata’s Grammy award nominated The Blue Oneness of Dreams, and The Mystery of Love; Melba Moore’s I Can’t Complain, This Time, Test of Time, and Hold Me; Freddy Jackson’s If You Don’t Know Me By Now, It’s Gonna Take a Long, Long Time, and Yes I Need You.

Doug is currently on the faculty of The Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music and is working on a new musical theater piece entitled The Makeover.

The Beloved Community

 

 

 

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Dennis Adams, MD

Dennis Adams, MD
College: The King's College, New York
Med. School: New York Medical Center, New York
Internship: Harlem Hospital, New York

 Up through the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, adequate, affordable, health care was hard to find for a poor Black -- or White -- around Mendenhall, Mississippi. Then Dr. Dennis Adams in 1976 left his comfortable New York practice for Mendenhall, where he's been ever since. Gospel music plays in the lobby of his clinic. Unlike the rest of TMM's ministries, the health center sits a few miles across the tracks in the middle of town, adjacent to the county courthouse and public-service agencies. There, it is readily available for those who need it most: low-income and uninsured residents of rural Simpson County. Dr. Adams, along with one nurse and four full-time staffers, see about 9000 patients a year.