Category: Columnists

17th Episcopal District Donates to Zambia’s Ministry of Health  It was a great honor for an auxiliary of the AME Church in Zambia to have an opportunity to be part and… Read More »

The Delight of Dance By Rev. Dr. Maxine Thomas, Columnist Second Samuel 6:14 says, “David danced before the Lord with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod.” I want to… Read More »

A Testimony of Coping with the Confluence of Cancer, Chemo, and COVID-19 By Rev. Dr. Letitia Williams Watford I am a stage 3 cancer survivor. Although I am presently on… Read More »

The Tales of Freedom By Quardricos Driskell, Columnist No single crisis in recent American history has so abruptly magnified the country’s racial disparities andinequities as the coronavirus. From health to economics,… Read More »

Life Can Emerge from the Stench Spices are used on the body of the dead. However, what do you do with your spices when there is not a body upon… Read More »

Changes Have Occurred Since the Civil Rights Movement By Dr. James B. Ewers, Jr., Columnist Racial segregation is a part of my past. I came of age in the time… Read More »

The Truth is the Light  By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Senior Columnist According to Luke 24:32, “They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us… Read More »

Kiratiana’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival  By Kiratiana Freelon, Contributing Writer I’ve been living in Brazil for five years; and every year about 45 days before Easter, I always… Read More »

Grief and Gratitude During the COVID-19 Crisis By Rev. Ann Champion Shaw, 5th Episcopal District             On Sunday, March 8, 2020, Bethel AME Church in San Francisco, celebrated its 168th Church Anniversary. The… Read More »

Certainty in the Resurrection of Christ By Rev. Dr. Versey Althea Williams, Contributing Writer Easter or Resurrection Sunday is usually a time of gathering, celebrating, and commemorating the resurrection of… Read More »