Did You Know? . . . Black Olympic Winners
“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” -Galatians 3:28 Debuting in Athens, Greece in 1896, the Olympics have historically discriminated against Black athletes. Nevertheless, despite lacking the elite training of white participants,…
Did You Know? . . . Critical Race Theory
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; 10 do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. -Zechariah 7:9-10 Critical Race Theory proponents would certainly agree with American author and Nobel Prize winner, William Faulkner, when…
Did You Know? . . . Marbleheaders
God says: “Let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like an evrflowing stream. -Amos 5: 24 The 14th Continental Regiment was one of the very few racially integrated regiments during the Revolutionary War, and they played a critical role in aiding George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River. This group of men,…
Did You Know? . . . Trent House
“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” -I Cor. 12:26 The William Trent House is the oldest house in Trenton, dating back to 1719. King George gave the 600-acre land grant property, which belonged to the Leni Lenape people, to the Trent family.…
Did You Know? . . . Earth Day
“Then YHWH took the earth creature and settled it in the garden of Eden so that it might cultivate and care for the land. . . . Then YHWH said, “It is not good for the earth creature to be alone. I will make a fitting companion for it.” -Genesis 2:15, 18,The Inclusive Bible 193…
Did You Know? . . . The History of the Easter Egg Roll
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it. 1 Corinthians 12:26 This coming Monday, after Easter, will be the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll. Started in 1878, today it is the largest egg roll worldwide. It is held on the South Lawn of…
Did You Know? . . . The 13th Amendment that Almost was
“Is not this the fast that l choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke,to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?” -Isaiah 58:6 Abraham Lincoln was elected on November 6th 1860 and inaugurated on March 4th 1861. In those four months, the following seven states…
Did You Know? . . . The Slave Presence in Central New Jersey
Dutch settlers in the 1600’s established homesteads from Lambertville to Hillsborough, bringing their slaves with them. Then the British usurped the slaves for labor in mills, industry, pottery production and work in quarries. During the 18th and part of the 19th centuries, nearby Princeton planters utilized enslaved Africans. Princeton University’s first nine Presidents owned slaves. New Jersey…
Did You Know? . . . Slavery Compromises
He [God’s servant] will not grow faint or be crushed    until he has established justice in the earth; -Isaiah 42:4 From the beginning of our nation, white men compromised with white men over enslaved people to assure a country where white people could live comfortably and prosper. No one consulted with the enslaved. In the original…
Did You Know? . . . Betsey Stockton
If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God. -2 Corinthians 5:17,18a Betsey Stockton, born in Princeton in 1798, was a slave of a prominent family in the history of our state and nation. The Stockton family included a…
Loading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Follow My Blog
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.