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Abyssinian
noun
Ab·ys·sin·i·an
ˌa-bə-ˈsi-nē-ən 
-ˈsi-nyən
plural Abyssinians
1
: any of a breed of medium-sized slender domestic cats of African origin with short usually brownish hair ticked with bands of darker color
2
dated
: a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia : ethiopian sense 1
Abyssinian
adjective
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An unexpected appearance by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean was just one of the many riveting moments at the celebration of life honoring the legendary Roberta Flack inside Harlem, New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday (March 10).
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Finally, for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Rev. Earle J. Fisher, PhD, senior pastor of Memphis’s Abyssinian Baptist Church and founder of UPTheVote901, wrote about Kamala Harris’s historic presidential nomination and its potential impact on other Black female political leaders.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
Someone whispered that the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the influential church in Harlem, was having a community-outreach event at the same time.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Prior to leading the Ford Foundation, Walker was vice president at the Rockefeller Foundation and COO of Harlem’s Abyssinian Development Corporation.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Walker was also previously vice president of global and domestic programs at the Rockefeller Foundation and chief operating officer of the Abyssinian Development Corporation—Harlem’s largest community development organization—in the 1990s.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2024
Among those backing Porter are members of Abyssinian’s deacon board, who say Yeiser confessed his sins to them during a meeting in 2019 with the church’s esteemed pastor, the Rev. Calvin Butts, who died in 2022.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Bragg worshiped at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem as a child, and still does now with his wife and children.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
After personally inviting Belafonte to hear a sermon of his at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in 1956, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. requested private time with him.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Finally, for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Rev. Earle J. Fisher, PhD, senior pastor of Memphis’s Abyssinian Baptist Church and founder of UPTheVote901, wrote about Kamala Harris’s historic presidential nomination and its potential impact on other Black female political leaders.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
Someone whispered that the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the influential church in Harlem, was having a community-outreach event at the same time.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Prior to leading the Ford Foundation, Walker was vice president at the Rockefeller Foundation and COO of Harlem’s Abyssinian Development Corporation.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Walker was also previously vice president of global and domestic programs at the Rockefeller Foundation and chief operating officer of the Abyssinian Development Corporation—Harlem’s largest community development organization—in the 1990s.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2024
Among those backing Porter are members of Abyssinian’s deacon board, who say Yeiser confessed his sins to them during a meeting in 2019 with the church’s esteemed pastor, the Rev. Calvin Butts, who died in 2022.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Bragg worshiped at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem as a child, and still does now with his wife and children.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
After personally inviting Belafonte to hear a sermon of his at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in 1956, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. requested private time with him.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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