Organizers see the Mother Bethel AME Church “Firstival” as a chance to amplify African American history while it’s being erased in other parts of Philadelphia and the U.S.

This month marks the 100th year of Black History Month. The Historic Bethel AME Church honored the milestone during its Sunday service.

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has stood at 6th and Lombard Streets for more than 230 years.It is the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African Americans in the United ...

Thirteenth Amendment celebration brings community together at Saint Peter AME ...

Marysville’s Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has been present in the Yuba-Sutter region for 170 years and never before held a community celebration honoring February as Black History ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Leaders with the Historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church are working to preserve the church for many years to come as it is such an important piece of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s a day that scarred the Lowcountry forever. A lone gunman launched an attack on one of the oldest ...

The nation’s oldest black denomination will bring one of the nation’s oldest national gatherings to St. Louis July 4-11. More than 30,000 conventioneers are expected to descend upon Downtown St. Louis ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Following the end of the Civil War, a request to have the Black Chaplain of the Union Army preach at Front St. Methodist Church was denied. As a result, the African American ...