Sentences with phrase «black congregation about»

At the lectern, Mr. de Blasio told the church's black congregation about the launch of his universal pre-kindergarten plan and signing of a new executive order mandating higher wages at city - subsidized companies — peppering his speech with religious references, criticisms of the stop - and - frisk policing policy and expressions of sympathy for President Barack Obama and his struggles with the Republican - dominated Congress.

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I've sat in churches and heard people talking about the strength of black women, and I'm looking at the congregation and I'm thinking, «I don't know if I see strength.»

Washington (CNN)- Addressing his large, mostly black congregation on Sunday morning, the Rev. Wallace Charles Smith did not mince words about where he stood on President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same - sex marriage: The church is against it, he said, prompting shouts of «Amen!»

Church member Casey Kitchens said she and other members of the congregation are outraged by the church's refusal to marry a black couple, a decision she says most of the congregation knew nothing about.

Instead, Bulworth tells the black congregation that the government doesn't care about them because they don't contribute enough money to re-election campaigns.

In a peculiar casting choice, Lee has the actor playing a community priest spouting facts to his congregation about per - capita income disparity, the prison industrial complex («mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow,» he spits into a microphone) and a brief overview of black history and oppression.

As the closing credits rolled, Stevie Wonder brought the congregation to its feet with a spirited rendition of his classic «Black Man,» revising the lyrics to include a timely refrain about who else but Barack Obama!