Category: Features
AME Member Dr. Willis L. Lonzer Elected 36th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III is a native of Richmond, Virginia, where he attended the Henrico County Public Schools. He matriculated to Delaware State University, where he was a Charles… Read More »
The Speck and the Log: Liberating the AME Church
The Speck and the Log: Liberating the AME Church By John Thomas, III, Editor The murder of George Floyd not only prompted global outrage but also shone a light on… Read More »
Viruses and Violence
Viruses and Violence By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D., Columnist As the world grapples with a global pandemic that has disrupted daily life in every way imaginable, Black people are again forced… Read More »
Reaching the Masses: What Our New Normal Has Showcased
Reaching the Masses: What Our New Normal Has Showcased By Vanessa Anderson, 5th Episcopal District The effect of COVID-19 has been felt across the globe in both religious and secular settings…. Read More »
Joy Comes in the Mourning
Joy Comes in the Mourning By Rev. Sheri D. Smith Clayborn, Contributing Writer Mourning is the expression of one’s grief. It is grief’s companion. Grief is an inevitable response when we experience a… Read More »
Bereavement experience during the COVID-19 lockdown
By Rev. Teboho G. Klaas, 19th Episcopal District The Covid-19 disruption has also changed how pastoring takes place more than one way. During strict lockdown regulations, except for burials, a… Read More »
Transition of Bishop Zedekiah LaZett Grady (1931-2020)
Bishop Zedekiah LaZett Grady was born in Loughman, Florida, the son of the late Walter and Sylvira Bynum Grady. He was educated in the public schools of Sanford, Florida, and… Read More »
AMEs Honored at SDPC
AMEs Honored at SDPC By Rev. Q. Bernard Driskell, Columnist The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC) represents a cross-section of progressive African American faith leaders and their congregations in… Read More »
Psycho-spiritual Health in the Time of COVID-19
Psycho-spiritual Health in the Time of COVID-19 By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” The… Read More »
Coronavirus: A Sobering Truth
By Senior Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr. COVID-19 is not a hoax. The virus cares nothing about having a passport at the border. It will not respect the protocol for… Read More »
Interview with Jim Clyburn
Interview with Jim Clyburn John Thomas, III, the editor of The Christian Recorder, scored a two-for-one deal when he interviewed Congressional Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina at the General Board… Read More »
Famed Journalist Gwen Ifill, daughter of the AME tradition honored
By Rev. Q. Bernard Driskell, Columnist On the pre-eve of America’s recognition of the contributions of African Americans during Black History Month, the United States Postal Service remembered the late… Read More »