“It’s always important when you talk about the Black church to put it in social, historical context,” Colvin said. “Most communities rely on family to be the centerpiece of its societ ...

“Rarely do you find the church janitor mentioned as many times as Mr. Thomas” John Thomas was a black man and World ... effort to reach out to Thomas’ family and commission the memorial.

“The statement I'm about to make, I'm going to be called a racist and I will be called every name under the sun, but somebody needs to stand up and speak to the Black church,” said Swaggar ...