Bernard Kinsey
"The Myth of Absence"
West Angeles Church of God in Christ is blessed to welcome Mr. Bernard Kinsey as our Black History Month speaker - Sunday February 22, 2026.
Through “The Myth of Absence,” Bernard Kinsey explores how African Americans have been invariably present, yet historically omitted from mainstream narratives of American History.
Drawing from the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, he shares rare, historical artworks and artifacts that demonstrate Black presence and achievement from our nation’s earliest beginnings.
Through these materials, Kinsey invites us to reconsider what we know of American history as we consciously reshape the narrative for future generations.
Mr. Kinsey will also share the latest edition The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Where Art and History Intersect -- 6th Edition - a 360-page archival collection, that tells the story of the African American experience from 1595-present through original art, artifacts, and historical documents.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the Concourse following service.
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The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
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