We believe that Black history is important. But we also believe that what is more important is making Black History today. We cannot rest on the laurels of great luminaries such as Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver, or others. God used these and others mightily in their time; now He has given us this time and we will have to answer to Him as to how we use this time. In light of that, we have attempted to place in one volume the most influential Black Christian History-Makers who are living today and are serving Jesus Christ with their various gifts and talents.However, I must say here that many of the black Christian leaders that God has blessed with a large platform are not using it to its fullest for the glory of God. Dear prophets of God, you need to lay aside your fears and insecurities and you need to stop being concerned about what other people may think about you, and lift up your voice like a trumpet and show our people and other people their sin, our Saviour, and our God. Isaiah 58:1 reads, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."We all know that when we get to Heaven the people who will be in front getting the rewards are those faithful, behind-the-scenes people in the body of Christ who clean the bathrooms, work in the nursery, do the ushering, and cook the food, not the luminaries that we see out front today. Be that as it may, these are BCNN1's 50 most influential black Christian history-makers.---The Editors of BCNN1.com