ABSTRACT
Testifying about the congregations to whom she has preached, Reverend Renita J. Weems (1988) affirmed that the dynamics of the traditional Black Church are still operative, although there were some Black militants of the 1960s who "shook their fists at the church and resolved to shoot their way into the promised land" (p. 64). Very perceptively, Reverend Weems also noted that, "Here in our mothers' church we also learn what it means to hold fast to visions others cannot see" (p. 64). We here bear witness to the truth of this statement, and in so doing, reaffirm our long-held view about the central role of the Traditional Black Church in preserving the culture and communication of African Americans.
