Category: News
Steadfast, Unmovable—Celebrating 50 Years of Ministry of Presiding Elder Ronald Braxton
Steadfast, Unmovable—Celebrating 50 Years of Ministry of Presiding Elder Ronald Braxton In 1967, television cameras aired Black Americans’ frustration with injustice. Riots in Detroit, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey propelled… 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 »
Remembering the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney
Remembering the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney By Sandra Archer Young, Ph.D. 7th Episcopal District “When my room becomes a public hall, and my face becomes a looking glass…” I often… Read More »
TCR Breaking News: Rev. Nicholas Tweed Wins Court Decision in Bermuda
The Reverend Nicholas Tweed has won the legal battle against the decision of the Minister of Home Affairs to refuse to grant his work permit. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley quashed… Read More »
“Respect Yourself”: Lessons from Bethune-Cookman University
“Respect Yourself”:Lessons from Bethune-Cookman University John Thomas III, Editor Dialoguing with politicians and policymakers with dissimilar views to meet a common ground is essential to accomplishing goals. So, do we… Read More »
AME Youth Wins Top Service Prize, Grant Money by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
AME Youth Wins Top Service Prize, Grant Money by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Twelve-year-old Non-profit Founder Named Citizen of the Year by Fraternity’s Second District (Rye Brook, NY) –… Read More »
United We Stand
Editorial: United We Stand By Bishop Staccato Powell, AME Zion Church Prior to the unjustifiable killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Black Lives Matters, and the election of… Read More »
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure”
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure” By Rev. W. Golden Carmon, Sr., 1st Episcopal District Marion Lee Johnson, a “Hidden Figure,” graduated from Tompkins High School in Savannah, Georgia, receiving… 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 »
Now on Sexuality in the AME Church
Now on Sexuality in the AME Church Rev. Jennifer S. Leath, Ph.D., Guest Editor This past Friday, the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church (UMC) found that those who… Read More »