On Sunday, about 150 ushers from African-American churches in the Chicago area sang ... where pairs of ushers stood frozen in navy-and-white uniforms, swiveling in unison at the command of ...

“Watch Night services are practiced today in African-American churches as an alternative to the worldly practices of celebrating New Year’s clubbing, drinking and participating in the ways of ...

“Ushering is an important job and a long-standing tradition in the African-American ... trains is able to usher in any church in Maryland or around the country in a uniform manner.

On Sundays, Manor resident Ardtria Griffin wakes before dawn to pray, put on her black or red usher ... African Methodist Episcopal. Church segregation is a well-documented fact of American ...