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‘Abbott Elementary’ on Loving a Church That Doesn’t Always Love You Back

By Deirdre Jonese Austin
'Abbott Elementary' / ABC
May 21, 2024
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In ABC’s workplace comedy Abbott Elementary, Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph) provides one example of what it looks like for Black Christian women to live out their faith in their everyday lives. 

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