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Pastor Jamal Bryant Urges Support for Black Owned Businesses

April Ryan
May 4, 2020

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Pastor Jamal Bryant
Source: newbirth.org

New Birth Missionary Church pastor Jamal Bryant has been live-streaming Sunday services for his 8,000-seat Atlanta church. Once he receives the all-clear sign from the CDC, Emory University, and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pastor Bryant will have a plan for in-person church worship which will comply with social distancing rules.

April Ryan asked Pastor Bryant whether the call now is about health concerns or is it about supporting businesses, especially Black-owned establishments which have been denied federal stimulus funding. And adds that ending quarantine too soon means big business for funeral homes.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson poses for a photo at his funeral business, Paradise Memorial Funeral Home, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan