Congregants and neighbors remembered a pastor who they said was determined to fight racism and lift up the Black community. Source: New York Times
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Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
He helped focus the nation on bombings and police abuse in Alabama in the 1960s and, later, on problems with the education of Black students in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
How Black Churches Are Encouraging Vaccines in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2021
More than 80 percent of adults in New York City have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but there are significant racial disparities in the vaccination rate. Source: New York Times