In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

The most devoted faithful dress in brown and walk the several-kilometer route barefoot, imitating Christ on His way to Calvary. Further reading: Faith stories surface at Manila's Black Nazarene ...

MLK CommUNITY invites the public to watch the documentary film “My Name is Pauli Murray” inside the community auditorium of ...

This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality.” Held every 9th of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized ... it moves along its 5.8 km (3.6 mile) route. Among them was 79-year old ...

was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees were treated by Philippine Red Cross for various injuries and health ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized ... moves along its 5.8 km (3.6 mile) route. Other devotees threw white ...

It is followed by another maroon event in January: the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. The varsity team ... as he was carrying his cross en route to his crucifixion in Golgotha.