Category: Columnists
From Plains to Scranton: A Reflection on Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden
By Quardricos Bernard Driskell The history of the American presidency is as much a study of contrasts as similarities. Rarely do two presidents, decades apart, find themselves compared as closely… Read More »
My Love for the AME Church
By Rev. Dr. Jessica Kendall Ingram, Retired Episcopal Supervisor I will be the first to admit that the African Methodist Episcopal Church has a multiplicity of problems (as does any… Read More »
Historic Appointment: Rev. John E. Morse, Jr. Sworn in as First African American Chief Judge of Eastern Judicial Circuit
In a landmark moment for the legal and faith communities, Judge (Rev.) John E. Morse, Jr. was sworn in as Chief Judge of the Eastern Judicial Circuit in Savannah, Georgia…. Read More »
Celebrating Six Triple Eight and the Legacy of Charity Adams: A Call for the AME Church to Return to the World Stage
By Dr. Timothy E. Tyler The film Six Triple Eight stands as a testament to the extraordinary contributions of African American women during World War II, shining a well-deserved spotlight on the… Read More »
Simon Says: (Don’t) Think like an Alabamian
Dr. Jennifer Sims, Contributing Writer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said, “As Birmingham goes, so goes the South.” Reflecting more recently on the trajectory of the whole nation, Poet Laureate… Read More »
The Stained Hands of Neutrality
Jason D. Thompson, PhD, Contributing Writer The Rev. Dr. Jason D. Thompson is pastor of Sacramento’s St. Andrews AME Church, the oldest historically Black congregation on the West Coast. Additionally,… Read More »
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reflections on the Duke University Lacrosse Allegation
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reflections on the Duke University Lacrosse Allegation Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr. In my second semester at Duke Divinity School, the nation… Read More »
Celebrating Centenarian Muriel Walker of Sealy Memorial AME Church, Barbados
Muriel Walker turned 100 on October 8, 2024. She is an active member of Sealy Memorial AME Church in Barbados and credits her faith in God and her quest for… Read More »
Reflections on January 20, 2025
By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Senior Columnist As it should be, last week, we saw the peaceful transfer of power. The president-elect swore an oath to the Constitution of… Read More »
Bridging Divides: How Democrats Can Lead Through Trump’s Second Term
By Quardricos Driskell, Columnist In the wake of the 2024 presidential election results, which mark the beginning of another Donald Trump presidency, the Democratic Party and, more specifically, a loyal demographic… Read More »
What’s in a name?
Robbie Colson Ramsey, Contributing Writer Recently, we were at church taking pictures for a church periodical. The person taking the pictures asked if I liked 1stLady or Lady, and I… Read More »
Should We Approve a New Budget Without Knowing Past Actual Expenditures?
Cynthia Gordon Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer The preparation of an operating budget can be a daunting task. It requires making estimates and plans based on assumptions about future revenues… Read More »