Another day, another false prophet. Two self-professed religious leaders — including 53-year-old David Taylor, who calls himself “Apostle” and “Jesus’s best friend” — made approximately $50 million through forced labor at sites in Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Missouri, according to a grand jury indictment announced on Wednesday. The scheme was sprawling, but simple: The ministry […]
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Churches Helped John S. Chase Become Texas’ First Licensed Black Architect. Now, They’re Landmarks.
In 1957, when the pastor of Boynton Chapel Methodist Church was looking for a larger facility, the congregation of the church in Houston’s Third Ward settled on a young Black architect to design it. John Saunders Chase, who would have turned 100 this year, was the first licensed Black architect in Texas and preached the […]
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Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala Theme, Grew Out of Southern Churches
André Leon Talley is the patron saint of the Met Gala. A Black gay man who grew up in the Jim Crow South, he became one of fashion’s biggest stars. Before his death in 2022, Talley helped dress Michelle Obama as first lady, served as creative director and editor at large at Vogue, and judged […]