Category: Features
After the Vote, What is Next?
After the Vote, What is Next? By John Thomas, III With the November 2020 General Election weeks away, “get out the vote” efforts have launched into high gear. We are… Read More »
Virtual Worship Services Bring Mixed Blessings
Virtual Worship Services Bring Mixed Blessings By Deborah Peaks Coleman, Contributing Writer The last time that I was physically inside a church was on Sunday, March 15, 2020. On that… Read More »
The AME Breath
The AME Breath By Claire B. Crawford To inhale sorrow and tragedy and exhale justice and triumph is an act Black people know all too well. This form of breathing… Read More »
The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic
The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer COVID-19 has hit the world like a comet falling to earth with powerful reverberations. All over… Read More »
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church By John Thomas III, Editor On June 10, the General Conference Commission of the AME Church issued a “Campaign Moratorium”. In… Read More »
It’s Above Me Now: Self-Care in the Ongoing Fight For Justice
It’s Above Me Now: Self-Care in the Ongoing Fight For Justice By Rev. Arionne Yvette Williams, Contributing Writer Psalm 131 says, “O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes… Read More »
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 »