Parishioners recall the old days at a church that was once the heart of Morrisania
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Goodbye to St. Augustine’s
Posted on 17 September 2012.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, Culture, Rituals, Slideshows, Southern Bronx1 Comment
Easter in a Black Pentecostal Church
Posted on 24 April 2011.
Pastor Michel White leads the Greater Faith Temple in an energetic Easter Service.
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Garifuna teens to honor culture at Bronx pageant
Posted on 05 February 2011.
Almost a dozen young women came out for a preview event for this year’s Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageant in the Bronx.
Posted in Culture, Front Page, Rituals, Southern Bronx1 Comment
Bronx Israelites: A world of contrasts and a fight for identity
Posted on 14 December 2010.
Members of Kol Sh’aireit B’nai Yisrael are in a tug of war for an identity they feel was lost during centuries of slavery.
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Video-A Sunday in the life of a storefront church
Posted on 11 May 2010.
Every weekend, Hallelujahs flow onto White Plains Road from the 50 places of worship along its blocks. Spend a Sunday inside one of them.
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VIDEO – The Bronx Celebrates Holy Week, the Indian Way
Posted on 02 April 2010.
At St. Mary’s Orthodox Church of India, more than 170 families gathered in the Bronx to celebrate the start of Holy Week.
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VIDEO – Celebrating the Newest Country in the World
Posted on 16 February 2010.
Hundreds gathered at an event in Eastchester, Bronx on Saturday, February 13 to celebrate Kosovo’s second year of independence.
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VIDEO – A Mosque’s Call to Prayer
Posted on 09 February 2010.
A mosque in the Bronx will once again seek a sound permit to amplify the Muslim call to prayer.
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