Category: News
North Atlanta District Sponsors Mayoral Forum for Atlanta Mayor Candidates
North Atlanta District Sponsors Mayoral Forum for Atlanta Mayor Candidates On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Bishop Reginald T.Jackson, the presiding prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the AME Church… Read More »
#MeToo in God’s House: Reflecting on Sexual Harassment and Assault in the AME Church
#MeToo in God’s House: Reflecting on Sexual Harassment and Assault in the AME Church By Mr. John Thomas, III, Editor On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published… Read More »
Analysis: The Trump Administration Resurrects J. Edgar Hoover by Targeting Black Civil Rights Groups
By Chuck Hobbs, Columnist If you ever needed proof that there is “nothing new under the sun,” look no further than the Trump Justice Department’s new push to target “Black… Read More »
105 Years Young: Church Matriarch Celebrates 98 Years of Membership
105 Years Young: Church Matriarch Celebrates 98 Years of Membership On August 13, 2017, the Admiration Thanksgiving Obedience Consecration (ATOC) African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dawson, Georgia, celebrated their 135th… Read More »
The Life and Times of Presiding Elder Henry John Legolie
The Life and Times of Presiding Elder Henry John Legolie By James Ellis and Theo Messiah, 15th Episcopal District On Sunday, September 3, we chatted to Presiding Elder Henry Legolie… Read More »
St. John AME Church Turns Into a “Church Without Walls On The Hill” At Alabama A&M University
St. John AME Church Turns Into a “Church Without Walls On The Hill” At Alabama A&M University By Jeanette Jones It was a great day on “the Hill” and a… Read More »
What Shall be our Response when we have Already been Denied? “Shut it down!”
By Rev. Christine Pennington-Stancil, 5th Episcopal District As I was standing in the midst of the scene of a police state, a sense of brokenness overwhelmed me. By now,… Read More »
Wilberforce University is the recipient of The HBCU Master’s Degree Program Grant
Wilberforce University is the recipient of The HBCU Master’s Degree Program Grant. Over the next six years, the institution will receive a grand total of $2.49 million to support scholars… Read More »
Laughter, Faith, and Service: The Life of Dick Gregory
Laughter, Faith, and Service: The Life of Dick Gregory Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Last month, African-American comedian and civil rights activist Richard Claxton Gregory passed away. Dick Gregory’s life reminds… Read More »
Rev. Frye Charged with Felony for Protecting Grandson
Rev. Frye Charged with Felony for Protecting Grandson By Sophie Hurwitz, St Louis American The Rev. Karla Frye has become famous as the African-American grandmother who was put in a… Read More »
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Stop, Drop, and Roll By Rev. Lisa Hammonds Clergy burnout is real. I’m hearing more and more of my ministerial colleagues complain about being overwhelmed and at the brink of… Read More »