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Addie Davis reflection by Vicki Haydon Addie Elizabeth Davis was the first ordained woman minister in Southern Baptist circles.  Not only was she the first female ordained Baptist minister, she took on social justice issues of the day.  Her sermons addressed racism,...

Addie Davis (1917-2005) a reflection by Donna Elkey Often called a trailblazer, Addie Elizabeth Davis, born in 1917, became the first woman to become an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Church. In an article in Baptist News Global following her death, she is...

Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) reflection by Sarah Roberson In 2001, I sat in the auditorium of Morehouse College. I was a 23 year old political science student from California, sitting in the space where my hero had once spoken. For as long as I can remember, I had...

Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray reflection by Lani Allenbaugh When I first began reading about Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985), I was struck by how many “firsts” followed their name: the first Black person to earn a JSD degree from Yale Law School, co-founder of the National...

Rev. Raphael Warnock reflection by Ella Grace Harris Reverend Raphael Warnock is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the same church Martin Luther King Jr. had preached in. I became really interested in learning more about Warnock after realizing...

Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery reflection by Gavin McCollum This month, 2BC is highlighting the work and ministries of historic Black Baptists. I chose to highlight Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Dean of Duke Chapel. Now, it might be a little on-the-nose for me to choose someone from...

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays reflection by Aaron Mitchell Growing up, I didn’t pay a lot of attention to history. I’m not even sure I was awake during any history class in High School or college. I was also raised in a small, predominantly white town in east Tennessee, so...

Gowan Pamphlet (c.a. 1748 - c.a. 1809) reflection by Kale Anderson Imagine sneaking out of the house under the cover of night, sneaking through your neighborhood, out into the woods. If you are caught, you could be beaten. You go anyway because you want to worship God...

Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) a reflection by Sharon Downs Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879–1961) was a pioneering educator, orator, and civil rights activist who created systems to lift Black women to heights she herself was initially denied. A fierce advocate for...