Category: Columnists
The Cross of Being a Person of Color in the United States
The Cross of Being a Person of Color in the United States By Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Contributing Writer The cross is a symbol of the Christian faith. It represents… Read More »
Unity, Justice, and Time in Martin Luther King’s Reality
Unity, Justice, and Time in Martin Luther King’s Reality By Chinelo Tyler, Connectional YPD President The “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” is an excellent artifact. It offers a complete historical… Read More »
Turner Chapel, Marietta Donates $25,000 to Turner Hill CDC
Turner Chapel, Marietta Donates $25,000 to Turner Hill CDC By Chelsye J. Burrows, 6thEpiscopal District The Rev. Dr. Tar-U-Way Richard Allen Bright, the senior pastor at Turner Chapel AME Church… Read More »
AME Churches in Malawi Receive Medical Mission from March 14-22
AME Churches in Malawi Receive Medical Mission from March 14-22 In just two days, March 15-16, over 1,000 medical treatments were provided to over 800 persons living in the Kasungu… Read More »
Mid-West Annual Conference RAYAC Hosts Revival
Mid-West Annual Conference RAYAC Hosts Revival With the theme “RAYAC Got Something to Say,” the Richard Allen Young Adult Council of the Mid-West Annual Conference in the 5th Episcopal District… Read More »
St. Paul, Houston Celebrates 150 Years: Faithfulness that Only God Can Bless
St. Paul, Houston Celebrates 150 Years: Faithfulness that Only God Can Bless By Denise Powell, 10thEpiscopal District From the seven feasts of Israel to the believer’s baptism, future marriage supper of… Read More »
Reclaim Mother’s Day
Reclaim Mother’s Day By Rev. Renita Green, Columnist Mother’s Day has always been a source of stress in my life. My mother died when I was four years old and… Read More »
Bricks Without Straw
Bricks Without Straw By Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer I am often reminded of the story in Exodus 5 when God faces off with Pharaoh by requiring the Israelites to meet… Read More »
Lansdowne District Conference
Lansdowne District Conference By Rev. Clive Pillay, 15thEpiscopal District Field Representative The fifth session of the re-organized Lansdowne District, under the leadership of Presiding Elder Abraham Neethling, was hosted by… Read More »
Spring Break at Allen Temple
Spring Break at Allen Temple While most look to spring break as an opportunity to travel or even binge-watch TV, the pastor and parishioners at Allen Temple AME Church decided… Read More »
An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20
An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20 By John Thomas III, Editor The following is an excerpt from a statement made at the 2004 General… Read More »
Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics
Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D., Columnist California Senator Kamala Harris is among a growing field of Democratic candidates running for president… Read More »