by David Streit | Apr 21, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
In his Easter Sunday message to Tab titled, “Already and Not Yet,” Rev. John Gable made the point that an event (e.g., the Resurrection of Christ) and the implications of an event (e.g., Salvation and the full coming of God’s Kingdom) do not always occur...
by David Streit | Feb 26, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
As part of the pre-game ceremony of the 57th Super Bowl, Sheryl Lee Ralph performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the ‘Negro National Anthem.’ This was the third annual performance of this song at the Super Bowl, previously performed by...
by David Streit | Feb 25, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
Date of birth: May 25, 1923Date of death: September 1, 1988 (age 65)Place of birth: East St Louis, IllinoisPlace of death: Indianapolis, IndianaParents: Moses & Bertha Sanders Early Life: Mozel grew up in Canton, Mississippi, where his early schooling occurred. ...
by David Streit | Feb 24, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
“Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart and that is why I have no feeling against anybody.” — Marshall Taylor Date of birth: Nov 26, 1878 (five sisters, two brothers)Place of birth: Indianapolis, IN (Bucktown neighborhood, near West...
by David Streit | Feb 23, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
In November 1922, seven Black women attending the original Irvington campus of Butler University formed Sigma Gamma Rho, the first all-Black sorority at a non-Black university in the United States. Only Howard University, a historically Black college, previously had...
by David Streit | Feb 22, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
With Tab Jams season coming up in June, we think about music. Jazz music in particular. You might be surprised to learn that while our current church building was opening its doors 100 years ago, there was another summer tradition in Indianapolis which our collective...
