Category: News
Mother Emanuel Nine Memorial Unveiled in Charleston International Airport
Mother Emanuel Nine Memorial unveiled in Charleston International Airport On April 15, 2017, a permanent memorial to honor the victims of the shooting in Mother Emanuel in Charleston, S.C. on June… Read More »
Breaking News: Second Dylan Roof Trial Completed
Second Dylan Roof Trial Completed On April 10, Dylan Roof was sentenced to 9 consecutive life terms by the state of South Carolina after pleading guilty to the shootings of… Read More »
Recognizing Women’s History Means Remembering The Legacies Of Our Radical Black Foremothers
Recognizing Women’s History Means Remembering The Legacies Of Our Radical Black Foremothers By: Jenn M. Jackson March is Women’s History Month. While most publications and narratives will feature prominent women… Read More »
Red Dress Sunday at Union Chapel AME Church
Red Dress Sunday at Union Chapel AME Church Like many other churches on February 12, 2017, Union Chapel AME Church, located in Cambridge, Maryland, participated in Red Dress Sunday, the… Read More »
How [We] Gonna Win When [We] Ain’t Right Within?
How [We] Gonna Win When [We] Ain’t Right Within? By Rev. Sidney Williams, Contributing Writer Lauryn Hill penned these lyrics to an incredible sound track on her hit song, “That… Read More »
Interview with Ms. Brittany N. Packnett
Interview with Ms. Brittany N. Packnett Brittany N. Packnett was raised in a tradition of social justice in St. Louis, Missouri. Today, Packnett works as an education executive and activist… Read More »
Reflections on the Women’s March
Reflections on the Women’s March Rev. Jennifer Bailey, 4th Episcopal District In 1965, Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Selma, Alabama opened its doors as a base of… Read More »
Her Story is My Story
One of the most noteworthy ways women empower and encourage one another is through sharing our stories. In telling our stories, we learn about relationships and discover our collective challenges… Read More »
Thy Muslim Neighbor
Thy Muslim Neighbor Jennifer P. Sims, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism addresses Westerners’ general notions of “the East.” This includes our ideas of what Middle Eastern… Read More »
Lest We Forget: Transgenerational Perspectives
Lest We Forget: Transgenerational Perspectives Rev. Tamara Kersey, Contributing Writer But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen… Read More »
We are A Royal Priesthood (Part 2)
We are A Royal Priesthood (Part 2) Rev. Renita Green, Columnist Congregations also need to heal when a person in the body has been victimized by a spiritual or… Read More »
Bethel AME Church of Richmond, VA awarded $400K Federal Grant
Bethel AME Church of Richmond, VA awarded $400K Federal Grant By John R. Hall, III and Malinda Demps January 20, 2017, amid the backdrop of the presidential inauguration, a day… Read More »