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Article: "Rock of Ages: A Tribute to the Black Church"
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- Miami Times
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- December 25, 2001
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Ferebee, Dorothy
Miami Times
12-25-2001
"Rock of Ages: A tribute to the Black Church"
"She has done so much to make her people strong, to keep so many alive in
their bodies, in their souls. Multitudes she has mothered in times of dense
distress."
Here is a gift worth giving-Tonya Bolden and R. Gregory Christie's tribute
to the Black Church. I don't usually publish reviews before books are in
the stores, but I wanted you to look for it before Dec. 26, the first day
of Kwanzaa. It's written for youth, but it's a book that will delight all
ages and will make a wonderful Christmas gift.
Bolden's homage to the Black Church is a poem that speaks of the humble
beginnings of the Black Church to present ...