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ATHENS, OH – Panel discussions don’t normally end with one of the panelists singing
Amazing Grace, but that’s exactly what happened after a screening of the PBS program
The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song hosted by the Coshocton Public Library in partnership with WOUB Public Media.
The four-hour documentary series, hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., reveals the broad history and culture of the Black church and explores African American faith communities on the front lines of hope and change.
The virtual screening and discussion were held on Monday, February 22 in honor of Black History Month. Dr. Carolyn Bailey Lewis, Ph.D., the first woman and first African American to lead WOUB Public Media and an ordained minister, and Dr. J.W. Smith, Ph.D., professor of Speech Communication at Ohio University, talked with those who attended about the importance of the Black church in African American culture. And when talking about the importance of music in the churc