Category: Columnists
The New Anti-Abortion Movement and Who Control Women’s Bodies
The New Anti-Abortion Movement and Who Control Women’s Bodies By D’Weston Haywood, PhD, Columnist There appears to be quite a storm brewing. The storm waters began stewing as early as… Read More »
New Hope, Atlanta Celebrates 150 Years
New Hope, Atlanta Celebrates 150 Years On Sunday, April 28, New Hope AME Church, the oldest and only African American Church in the Buckhead neighborhood, celebrated its 150th anniversary at… Read More »
The Dothan-Eufaula Presiding Elder District Hosts the Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda
The Dothan-Eufaula Presiding Elder District Hosts the Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda By Beverly Smith, 9thEpiscopal District The Dothan-Eufaula Presiding Elder District of the Southeast Alabama Conference hosted the Watoto… Read More »
Calvary AME Church Holds Centennial Celebration
Calvary AME Church Holds Centennial Celebration By Shernette Wynter, 16thEpiscopal District The 100thAnniversary Celebration for Calvary AME Church was held December 7-9, 2018. The theme was “The Journey Continues,” with… Read More »
Environmental Racism: A Quiet Killer in Black Communities
Environmental Racism: A Quiet Killer in Black Communities By Antoine M. Thompson While we often hear and read about police brutality and housing and employment discrimination, there is simply inadequate… Read More »
Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration
Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration By Bishop Vashti McKenzie Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.”… Read More »
Juneteenth
Juneteenth By Cheryl A. Rainey, Contributing Writer As a child, whenever my mother or grandmother responded to my question of “When?” with “Juneteenth,” I thought it was as fictional as… Read More »
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 »