Joheidi Lipscomb Finds Belonging and Purpose at Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Over 20 years ago, Joheidi Lipscomb heard a powerful message from Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Bishop Joseph Walker III, and her life was forever transformed. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Lipscomb was raised in the Catholic faith. Although she has now converted to Christianity, she credits her early Catholic roots with […]

The History of Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, […]