Speak to my Heart Communities of Faith and Contemporary African American Life. Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
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African American religious organizations have distinguished themselves in the development of congregationally related businesses and endeavors such as bookstores, credit unions, schools, and restaurants. While these operations provide added revenue for church or mosque activities, they are most noted for enhancing communit stability.

Clara Muhammad School on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE, in Washington, DC

Church schools, businesses, and community development efforts supply powerful lessons about the ways in which communities organize to maximize full human potential.

Model of West Los Angeles Church of God in Christ and surrounding neighborhood Photo by Harold Dorwin.