Category: Op-Ed
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Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?: A Reflection on the Calabasas Helicopter Crash
By Rev. Matthew Watley, 2nd Episcopal District All of us are reeling, our hearts aching, and our minds overwhelmed with grief and confusion about the unthinkable tragedy concerning the Kobe… Read More »
Somebody Ought to Say Something – Part 5
Somebody Ought to Say Something – Part 5 By Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, President of the Council of Bishops There is outrage and uproar in the Black Community, particularly… Read More »
Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone
Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone By Rev. Teresa Fry Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of Research and Scholarship, AME Church The death of the Rev. James Hal… Read More »
Who Are We? A Lesson from the Life of James Cone and his Love for the Church
Who Are We? A Lesson from the Life of James Cone and his Love for the Church By Rev. Nikia Smith Robert, Contributing Writer In rural Arkansas, at Macedonia AME… Read More »
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela By Maggie Grootboom, 15thEpiscopal District TCR Field Representative Our people have lost the voice of reason and a fighter for justice. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a beautiful, charismatic, and… Read More »
Christianity and Race in the US: What is the Legacy of Billy Graham?
Christianity and Race in the US: What is the Legacy of Billy Graham? By Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Ecumenical Officer Billy Graham died on February 21, 2018, during the… Read More »
AME Brazil, Our Brand
Rev. Shawin Reynolds, 16th Episcopal District When the African Methodist Episcopal Church formed as a denomination they formalized their expansion goals which included Africa, Canada, and the Southern United States… Read More »
Through the Eyes of Elmina: Lessons from Ghana’s Slave Castle
Through the Eyes of Elmina: Lessons from Ghana’s Slave Castle Rev. Arionne Yvette Williams, Contributing Writer It was a beautiful May afternoon when I first set foot in Elmina. About… Read More »
Educating for Sustainability
Educating for Sustainability By Presiding Elder Betty Holley, Ph.D., Contributing Writer There is a severe need for educating for sustainability in the African American community, a huge social concern…. Read More »
More Jordans To Cross
More Jordans To Cross Dr. Michael A. Cousin, 4th Episcopal District It seems that there is tension emerging within the church involving “youthful angst” and “experienced saints.” A “Generation Gap… Read More »
Church Rip-Off Artists
Church Rip-Off Artists Rev. Mark Whitlock, 5th Episcopal District In bad economic times, churches are the target of professional con artists committed to ripping the church off. Some rip off… Read More »
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection—with our Voices and Ideas in the Wake of Jordan Edwards Shooting Death By Yulise Waters, Esq., 10th Episcopal District The angst… Read More »