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Prathia Hall inspired Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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As Black political activism evolves, new school activists abandon the church, but not God.
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Founded in 1773, this church is one of the first Black run institutions in the U.S.
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Originally simple, single melody folk songs spirituals have changed over the generations.
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Rutha Mae Harris’ music lifted the spirits of those fighting for racial equality.
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Founded to be seminaries, HBCUs understood themselves to be doing the work of God.
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For the Black Church to survive, it must be a place that is welcoming to all.
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In 1997, Kirk Franklin brought gospel music to the Billboard charts with his song “Stomp.”
Send us a video of you singing “Blessed Assurance” at home, and you might just be featured in our screening of “The Black Church.”
February 18: Join PBS SoCal for a special screening of "The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song"
February 24: Join PBS SoCal for a special screening of "The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song"
Watch Dr. Lorn Foster, Jackie Broxton and Paster Eddie Anderson in a virtual panel on the history of the black church in Los Angeles.
