Category: Columnists

Time After Time: The Emmet Till Anti-Lynching Act and White People’s Time

By D’Weston Haywood, Columnist From election cycles to legislation, politics is often a race against time. Yet, just as often, time is raced. Indeed, many are familiar with the colloquial… Read More »

Rev. Dr. Emilgail Dill Appointed to the Senate of Bermuda and Junior Minister of National Security of Transport

On February 16, 2022, Rev. Dr. Emilygail Dill was appointed to serve as a Senator in Bermuda and as the Junior Minister of National Security and Transport. Rev. Dr. Dill… Read More »

Worship – Why and How

John Wm. Roberts, ED.D., Contributing WriterDirector of Music/Principal MusicianLee Chapel AME Church Auburn, Alabama, Ninth Episcopal District In February, I had the opportunity to make a presentation entitled Music in The… Read More »

17th Episcopal District Sons of Allen Elects New Officers

By Rev. Royd Mwandu, 17th District Field Representative  The Sons of Allen (SOA), Men in Ministry of the 17th Episcopal District, held its elective convention with the South West Zambia Conference-Copperbelt East… Read More »

Arrival of Bishop Silvester Scott Beaman in South Africa

By Maggie Grootboom-DeBruyn, 15th Episcopal District Field Representative The 139th elected and consecrated Bishop of the 15th District, Bishop Silvester Scott Beaman, arrived on the morning of 7th February 2022 at 08h20 at Cape… Read More »

Modulasetulo (The Chairman), Living with a disability        

By Rev. Mmakgabo G Sepoloane, Contributing Writer Besides being the leader of his church, the Reverend Bantekile Jacob Sehau does not head any other components in the church. Yet, among… Read More »

Third District YPDer Nia Killins is a National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition Winner!

By Amber Tillman, 3rd Episcopal District Third District YPDer Nia Killins is a member of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Forest Park, Ohio, where the Rev. Dr. Jermaine D…. Read More »

Biden’s State of the Union Address Affirms What We Already Know: His Progressive Agenda is over

Quardricos Driskell, Columnist President Biden came to Capitol Hill on the 404th  day of his presidency, during perhaps the most pivotal moment of his short tenure to deliver the State of the… Read More »

Tribute to Bishop William Philips Deveaux, Sr. from the Jamaica Conference

By Rev. Newton G.A. Dixon, 16th Episcopal District Bishop William Phillips DeVeaux first visited the Jamaica Conference in 2000 for a familiarization and exploratory tour. Having arrived in Montego Bay, it… Read More »

God is in The Data

Rev. Tiffany Brooks, 2nd Episcopal District Data is and will always be essential to the development and progress of any organization; however, the one who has it determines its relevance and… Read More »

Misguided Enthusiasm

Rev. Jason D. Thompson, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Nearly everyone has an idea about what the church is and why it exists. Yet, due to our limited grasp of how the Kingdom… Read More »

Pain and Agony! Building an Environment of Trust

By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A. It can be agonizing and painful to learn that the church is not using funds for its intended purpose. A breach of trust among God’s people… Read More »