Commodification

Last Sunday,  (January 6th)  I attended the premiere Abyssinian Baptist Church’s 11am worship service.   The Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. and Jr. were its former pastors.  Presently serving as Senior Pastor is the Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, III.    Historically, the Abyssinian Baptist Church and ministries alike seemingly solidified themselves with greater capacities to support the physical, social, emotional, and mental needs within the Harlem community when its building was purchased in 1923 and physically moved to its present location: 132 Odell Clark Place, New York, New York.  (Harlem)  Nonetheless, as I found my way on a cross town bus Box 15 from 125th and Broadway to a connecting bus on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, I stood waiting right in front of the Adam Clayton Powell State building until that connecting bus arrived.