Category: Columnists
Spring Break at Allen Temple
Spring Break at Allen Temple While most look to spring break as an opportunity to travel or even binge-watch TV, the pastor and parishioners at Allen Temple AME Church decided… Read More »
An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20
An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20 By John Thomas III, Editor The following is an excerpt from a statement made at the 2004 General… Read More »
Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics
Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D., Columnist California Senator Kamala Harris is among a growing field of Democratic candidates running for president… Read More »
The Importance of Delegates to the Annual Conference
The Importance of Delegates to the Annual Conference By Mxolisi Henry Vilakazi, Contributing Writer This year, our bishops will conduct the last sessions of annual conferences before the Church moves… Read More »
Hymn Lining…A Retrospective
Hymn Lining…A Retrospective By John William Roberts, Ed.D., Contributing Writer Recently, I wrote an article about the lost art of a capella singing in congregations within many denominations. I would… Read More »
Millennials and Motherhood
Millennials and Motherhood By Cheryl A. Rainey, Contributing Writer The pretty, 25-year old college graduate, Shel, thought she’d be married with three children by her late 20s. She believed if… Read More »
Holding Sacred and Acts of Devotion
Holding Sacred and Acts of Devotion By Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer In a time of great polarization, it seems more important than ever to seek ways of understanding and… Read More »
Fixing Felony Disenfranchisement in Florida
Fixing Felony Disenfranchisement in Florida By Toussaint Losier, PhD, Contributing Writer On the morning of January 8, 2019, Desmond Meade sat down inside of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections… Read More »
Becoming AME
Becoming AME By Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams, Contributing Writer For some, the idea of being a member of the AME Church is a commitment to preserve the liturgical traditions, historical… Read More »
Think, Heal, Thrive: Why Should Black Americans Care About the Green New Deal?
Think, Heal, Thrive: Why Should Black Americans Care About the Green New Deal? By Rev. Shakira Sanchez Collins, MD, Columnist Months after the mid-term elections in the United States, Democrats… Read More »
What Say the Black Church on Surviving R. Kelly?
By Rev. Dr. Charmayne Davis, 11th Episcopal District While watching the docu-series,Surviving R. Kelly, a flood of emotions washed over me as survivors recounted horror stories of manipulation, exploitation, and… Read More »
Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Johnson Recognized
Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Johnson, an itinerant elder assigned to the Second Episcopal District in the Washington Annual Conference, was recently awarded the 2019 Scott AFB Dr. Martin Luther King… Read More »