The Things We Preserve and The Sacredness Of Place
By Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer Encounters with God in nature can be a transformative experience. The top of a mountain, a quiet beach listening to the ocean waves, sunlight… Read More »
The Official Organ of The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Articles
The Truth is the Light
By Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Senior Columnist Based on Biblical Text: Matthew 10:31: Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. We are reminded constantly about… Read More »
Response to Council of Bishops Statement on the Findings of the Office of Attorney General of New York
By Dr. Mark Tyler, First Episcopal District I thank the Council of Bishops of the AME Church for their action against Bishop Gregory GM Ingram, this is only the beginning…. Read More »
Independence, Interdependence, and Ending Hunger
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill[a] the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 In 1852, Frederick Douglass, a leader in the… Read More »
Taking Golf to the Next Level 
A groundbreaking agreement between the nation’s first private historically Black college/university (HBCU) and The Ohio State University will be formally put in place Tuesday, June 28, 2022, on the campus of Wilberforce… Read More »
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Morris Brown College
By Mary F. Walton, Contributing Writer It was January 5, 1881, during the North Georgia Annual Conference at Big Bethel; Reverend Wesley John Gaines introduced a resolution calling for the… Read More »
Rewriting the Narrative
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist Elections have consequences. It’s true.Of course, I usually point this out when the news is bad and the folks who represent us go off the rails… Read More »
The Frequency And Fear Of Mass Shootings Have America On Edge. When Will They Stop?
By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D., Columnist Numbers give us a perspective. They don’t lie. We use them in almost every facet of our lives. Probably more so today than… Read More »
The Questions We Must Ask
By George Pratt, Contributing Writer When considering the present moment, there are critical questions that are necessary for oppressed peoples to ask and attempt to answer. The present time has… Read More »
I Am Somebody
By Rev. Dr. Maxine Thomas, Columnist “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 We… Read More »
There is always hope-don’t give up
By Dr. Michael C. Carson, Columnist “…but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our… Read More »
Do Not Increase Your Storage
Mr. Byron Washington, Columnist “A time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away” – Ecclesiastes 3:6 I received an email… Read More »