Editor’s Note: The following was written by Dr. Jerry Taylor, associate professor in ACU’s Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry and founder of the university’s Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action Friends, Today is February 1, 2023, the first day of Black History Month. Tyre Nichols’ funeral was held today at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in
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By LORETTA FULTON A different kind of hurricane is threatening the country, one that is just as destructive as Hurricane Ian that struck Florida, Abilene Christian University professor Jerry Taylor warns. “It is an emotional hurricane that is filled with the high velocity winds of hostility and the rising flood waters of racial violence,” said Taylor, an associate professor of
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A LEGACY UNEARTHED What: “A Legacy Unearthed, a Documentary About Black History in Abilene”When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23Where: Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress St.Admission: Donations requestedDetails: The film is presented in association with the ACU Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action and the Curtis House Cultural Center By LORETTA FULTON As a pastor, Andrew Penns knows the power
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By LORETTA FULTON “Racism is a sin. It is a sin against God.” With those strong words, Kelvin Kelley set the tone for a press conference announcing the formation of the Abilene African-American Council of Leaders. The press conference was held Monday at North Second and Mulberry streets in front of Station 1 Venue, a former fire station that has
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On Sunday, June 7th, the Founding Director of the Carl Spain Center, Dr. Jerry Taylor, delivered an impassioned and prophetic message for us in the midst of our country’s state of national disunity. Please join us in watching, sharing, and discussing the content of his message as we seek to excercise pure religion across our nation.
Read moreMcMurry and Abilene Christian universities are hosting rallies and vigils Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The ACU Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action is hosting a Community Rally & Press Conference Calling for National Unity with leaders of the Abilene community at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the ACU Amphitheater, located near the bell tower. This Community Rally
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The Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action, housed at Abilene Christian University, has issued a series of letters, collectively titled “The Letters of Conscience to the Churches in America: A Courageous Christian Response to White Supremacy.” The letters were written by men and women from a variety of walks of life, including many familiar to Abilenians, with
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“Why Courage Matters” will be the topic for a Lunch & Learn Aug. 29 at Abilene Christian University. The public is invited to hear Jerry Taylor, associate professor of Bible, missions and ministry and executive director of the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action at ACU. Cost is $15. Registration will remain open through Aug. 25 at
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By LORETTA FULTON No greater tribute could have been paid to the Civil Rights giant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniverary of his assassination than the “sermon” delivered April 4 by Dr. Jerry Taylor. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Exactly 51 years later, Taylor, a religion
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