History is an act of empathy. To learn someone's history, you have to love them. You have to care about who they are, where they came from, their experiences, and what they care about. It takes tremendous compassion, empathy, and love to open yourself to someone else's experience. This is why Black History Matters. As … Continue reading Why Black History Month Matters
Tulsa Race Massacre
Notable COGIC Women from the Tulsa Area
Tulsa's Black Pentecostal community has a rich history. As Tulsa's black population thrived along side the development of the Greenwood District known as "Black Wall Street," Pentecost also took hold with at least two Church of God in Christ Churches by 1921 with over 100 members each. In doing research for my book, Pentecost in … Continue reading Notable COGIC Women from the Tulsa Area