PERSON: Barry Black
Position
Chaplain
Biography
Barry Clayton Black (born November 1, 1948) is the 62nd chaplain of the United States Senate. He began serving as Senate chaplain on June 27, 2003, becoming the first African American and first Seventh-day Adventist to hold the office.
Black served for over 27 years in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, rising to the rank of rear admiral (upper half) and ending his career as the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He retired from the Navy on August 15, 2003.
Black is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a domestic and his father was a long-distance truck driver “and something of a nomad”. He is one of eight children.
He is married to Brenda Black, née Pearsall, of St. Petersburg, Florida. They have three sons: Barry II, Brendan, and Bradford.
Black is a Seventh-day Adventist and vegetarian. He has said, “that is not something that is a test of fellowship in my church. I’m a vegetarian because I grew up that way and I believe it’s a rather healthy lifestyle.”
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Black served for over 27 years in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, rising to the rank of rear admiral (upper half) and ending his career as the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He retired from the Navy on August 15, 2003.
Black is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a domestic and his father was a long-distance truck driver “and something of a nomad”. He is one of eight children.
He is married to Brenda Black, née Pearsall, of St. Petersburg, Florida. They have three sons: Barry II, Brendan, and Bradford.
Black is a Seventh-day Adventist and vegetarian. He has said, “that is not something that is a test of fellowship in my church. I’m a vegetarian because I grew up that way and I believe it’s a rather healthy lifestyle.”
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