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The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

EDITORIAL: Lest We Never Forget Our Past

by WI Guest Author August 21, 2019December 21, 2021

Keeping our head in the sand and refusing to revisit the past, no matter how awful it was, is not the way to move forward.

From right: Dr. Thomas Tyler, artistic director, Imani Gonzales, Ronald D. Johnson, Evelyn Cieventon, Everette Williams and Dr. Steven Allen will direct different parts of an inspirational concert that will pay tribute to the new National African American Museum of History and Culture. The 200-voice choir rehearses on Saturday, Sept. 10 in northwest D.C. Photo by Roy Lewis

Music Accents Opening of African-American Museum

by Hamil R. Harris September 21, 2016October 30, 2020