His opponent, Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, has run attack ads using snippets of sermons Warnock preached from Ebenezer’s pulpit to accuse him of being a far left, radical socialist who doesn’t support police officers or military service members.
For King’s former church, the intense spotlight isn’t new. Its 6,000 members are accustomed to standing-room only Sunday services, due in large part to the out-of-town visitors who flocked to the church. Still, Loeffler’s criticisms have renewed attention on a pillar of Black life in Atlanta and a tradition of political activism it represents.
“The Republican attack is not just against Warnock, it’s against the Black church and the Black religious experience,” said the Rev. Timothy McDonald III, pastor of First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta who served as assistant pastor of Ebenezer from 1978 to 1984.
Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world.
As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of the many Blacks who died in 2020. They are gone, but not forgotten.
St. Louis close to ringing in record homicide rate this New Year s Eve I am sick of all this gun violence and killings. My daughter was an innocent victim, said Lataisha Jones-Lewis. Author: Robert Townsend Updated: 5:14 AM CST December 31, 2020
ST. LOUIS It s been a violent year in the St. Louis.
The city is dangerously close to reaching its deadliest year set back in 1993 when there were 267 victims of homicides.
As of Wednesday, that sobering statistic was 262.
Lataisha Jones-Lewis knows the pain of tragically losing a loved one. Joyce was a sweet, loving, caring person, said Jones-Lewis.
Her 20-year-old daughter Joyce Freeman had many dreams and her life was full of promise.
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