Eugene Callender

Eugene S. Callender (January 21, 1926 – November 2, 2013[1]) was an American pastor and activist in the civil rights movement.

Eugene Callender
Born
Eugene St. Clair Callender

January 21, 1926
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 2013(2013-11-02) (aged 87)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
EducationCambridge Rindge and Latin School; Boston University; Westminster Theological Seminary; New York Law School
Occupation(s)Pastor and activist

Biography

Eugene St. Clair Callender was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to parents who were immigrants from Barbados.[2] He studied at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and Boston University, before becoming the first African American to study at Westminster Theological Seminary.[3] He later studied at New York Law School.[2]

For most of his life, Callender lived and worked in Harlem. He was the first black ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA).[4] A past executive director of the New York Urban League and a former president of the New York Urban Coalition, he also served as deputy administrator of the New York City Housing and Development Administration.[2]

In 1970, Callender hosted (with Joan Harris, at its launch) the hour-long WNBC‐TV (Channel 4) series Positively Black, which aired weekly,[5] featuring Black artists, writers, actors, musicians, sports figures and activists, as well as news about life and culture in the community.[6]

References
  1. "Eugene Callender, Harlem civil rights activist, to be remembered". Daily News. November 8, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. Fox, Margalit (November 7, 2013). "Rev. Eugene Callender, Who Saw Potential of School Dropouts, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. "Rev. Callender with the Lord". Westminster Theological Seminary. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  4. Jammal-Hollemans, Shannon (February 22, 2017). "Black Ministry in CRC Has a Far Reach". Christian Reformed Church.
  5. Gould, Jack (June 8, 1970). "TV: 'Positively Black'". he New York Times.
  6. Skene, Gordon (July 16, 2017). "Rahsaan Roland Kirk In Session – In Interview – 1970 – Past Daily Downbeat". Past Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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