Category: Frontpage
Response to Council of Bishops Statement on the Findings of the Office of Attorney General of New York
By Dr. Mark Tyler, First Episcopal District I thank the Council of Bishops of the AME Church for their action against Bishop Gregory GM Ingram, this is only the beginning…. Read More »
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Morris Brown College
By Mary F. Walton, Contributing Writer It was January 5, 1881, during the North Georgia Annual Conference at Big Bethel; Reverend Wesley John Gaines introduced a resolution calling for the… Read More »
Rewriting the Narrative
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist Elections have consequences. It’s true.Of course, I usually point this out when the news is bad and the folks who represent us go off the rails… Read More »
The Frequency And Fear Of Mass Shootings Have America On Edge. When Will They Stop?
By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D., Columnist Numbers give us a perspective. They don’t lie. We use them in almost every facet of our lives. Probably more so today than… Read More »
The Questions We Must Ask
By George Pratt, Contributing Writer When considering the present moment, there are critical questions that are necessary for oppressed peoples to ask and attempt to answer. The present time has… Read More »
There is always hope-don’t give up
By Dr. Michael C. Carson, Columnist “…but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our… Read More »
Do Not Increase Your Storage
Mr. Byron Washington, Columnist “A time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away” – Ecclesiastes 3:6 I received an email… Read More »
Experiences of Racism Associated with Poor Memory, Increased Cognitive Decline
Experiences of structural, interpersonal, and institutional racism are associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age, especially among Black individuals, according to studies reported today… Read More »
Reflections on the 5th Boland annual Conference Lay Organization Convention
by Henry John Van Rhyn, 15th Episcopal District The 5th Boland Annual Conference Lay Organization Convention was held on the weekend of June 10, 2022, to June 12, 2022, at the… Read More »
Weathering the Storm of Climate Change
Dr. Betty Holley, Contributing Writer Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burned stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only get worse in… Read More »
Pittsburgh’s Citadel of Hope (Bethel AMEC) Hosts Juneteenth Day
by Hollen Barmer and Amber Snyder (ed) The Background Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the 214-year-old Citadel of Hope in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, hosted an ecumenical gathering on June… Read More »
This Supreme Court’s Dangerous Vision of “History and Tradition”
I am from Mississippi. We know what the euphemism “history and tradition” means. And we know where it will lead. White Too Long by Robert P. Jones I am guessing most… Read More »