African Descent Lutheran Association

For everyone who’s asking how to help those in need in Texas, here’s a tangible, actionable, and REAL-time way to do so. For more information see the post below/attached. Right now, there are NO SUPPLIES to do the much needed repairs. There are leaks, busted pipes, low water pressure which leads to air in water heaters, and so much more. ... So, what’s the need? Plumbing supplies. There are few to none and the demand has outpaced the supply. Home Depot, Lowe’s, Amazon - everyone is sold out. We have partnered with New Hope Lutheran Church in Texas in order to receive supplies for plumbers and maintenance folks. Visit https://www.rozellahwhite.com/winter-storm-2021 for a supply list, which will be updated, and ways to give. #lovebigcoach #ashtrixmaintenance #katsplumbing #plumbing #plumber #homerepair #homemaintenance #houston #texas #ADLA #ELCA

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're amplifying voices proclaiming the value of Black lives with statements from ELCA leaders and communities. This week,... we asked Rev. Lamont Wells, "How does publicly expressing Black Lives Matter and anti-racism connect with your faith witness as a Lutheran?" How would you respond to this question? #BLM #racialjustice Racial Justice Advocacy Network of Women of the ELCA African Descent Lutheran Association

African American Lutheran women entered this story long ago, with the work of Rosa Young and her development of Alabama’s Rosebud Literary and Industrial School to educate children in the rural South in 1912. We continued with Earleen Miller, who in 1979 was ordained as the first African American woman pastor in the Lutheran church. ~Dr. B. Wallace #BlackLutheranHistory #BlackLutheranWomen

The African Descent Lutheran Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America celebrates BLACK HISTORY. 2021 Theme: THE BLACK FAMILY: Representation, Identity, and Diversity The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplineshistory, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy. Its representation, identity, and diversity have been reverenced, stereotyped, and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time.... The black family knows no single location, since family reunions and genetic-ancestry searches testify to the spread of family members across states, nations, and continents. Not only are individual black families diasporic, but Africa and the diaspora itself have been long portrayed as the black family at large. While the role of the black family has been described by some as a microcosm of the entire race, its complexity as the foundation of African American life and history can be seen in numerous debates over how to represent its meaning and typicality from a historical perspective as slave or free, as patriarchal or matriarchal/ matrifocal, as single-headed or dual-headed household, as extended or nuclear, as fictive kin or blood lineage, as legal or common law, and as black or interracial, etc. Variation appears, as well, in discussions on the nature and impact of parenting, childhood, marriage, gender norms, sexuality, and incarceration. The family offers a rich tapestry of images for ex- ploring the African American past and present. ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY THE FOUNDERS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH WWW.ASALH.ORG | #ASALH

When Carter G. Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of the public. The intention has never been to dictate or limit the exploration of the Black experience, but to bring to the public’s attention important developments that merit emphasis. Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us. Susan L. Taylor, journalist... Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. Carol Moseley-Braun, politician and lawyer