Category: News
Celebrating Six Triple Eight and the Legacy of Charity Adams: A Call for the AME Church to Return to the World Stage
By Dr. Timothy E. Tyler The film Six Triple Eight stands as a testament to the extraordinary contributions of African American women during World War II, shining a well-deserved spotlight on the… Read More »
Simon Says: (Don’t) Think like an Alabamian
Dr. Jennifer Sims, Contributing Writer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said, “As Birmingham goes, so goes the South.” Reflecting more recently on the trajectory of the whole nation, Poet Laureate… Read More »
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reflections on the Duke University Lacrosse Allegation
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reflections on the Duke University Lacrosse Allegation Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr. In my second semester at Duke Divinity School, the nation… Read More »
Celebrating Centenarian Muriel Walker of Sealy Memorial AME Church, Barbados
Muriel Walker turned 100 on October 8, 2024. She is an active member of Sealy Memorial AME Church in Barbados and credits her faith in God and her quest for… Read More »
Reflections on January 20, 2025
By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Senior Columnist As it should be, last week, we saw the peaceful transfer of power. The president-elect swore an oath to the Constitution of… Read More »
“Disputes Without and Fears Within”*: A Response to the Council of Bishops Statement from 1/28
*(Title from II Corinthians 7.5) By Rev. Dr. Jennifer S. Leath, 4th Episcopal District On 28 January 2025 the AME Church Council of Bishops published a significant “Statement on Executive… Read More »
Bridging Divides: How Democrats Can Lead Through Trump’s Second Term
By Quardricos Driskell, Columnist In the wake of the 2024 presidential election results, which mark the beginning of another Donald Trump presidency, the Democratic Party and, more specifically, a loyal demographic… Read More »
What’s in a name?
Robbie Colson Ramsey, Contributing Writer Recently, we were at church taking pictures for a church periodical. The person taking the pictures asked if I liked 1stLady or Lady, and I… Read More »
Should We Approve a New Budget Without Knowing Past Actual Expenditures?
Cynthia Gordon Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer The preparation of an operating budget can be a daunting task. It requires making estimates and plans based on assumptions about future revenues… Read More »
A New Vision for Old Spaces: A Decolonized Theology of Church Use
Rev. Dr. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Churches have long been viewed as sacred spaces where the divine meets the human. This theological perspective calls for a deep respect for these… Read More »
Northwest Alabama Conference Chapter 15: We are Better Together
Rev. Kendra Walker Jacobs, 9th Episcopal District A new chapter began as Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Jr., the 144th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led the… Read More »
Reflections on January 6
By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Retired Last night, in our customary fashion, the Bishops prayed. During the prayer meeting, I confessed that I had not fully recovered from the… Read More »