Category: Columnists

Environmental Racism: A Quiet Killer in Black Communities

Environmental Racism: A Quiet Killer in Black Communities By Antoine M. Thompson  While we often hear and read about police brutality and housing and employment discrimination, there is simply inadequate… Read More »

Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration

Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration By Bishop Vashti McKenzie Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.”… Read More »

Juneteenth

Juneteenth By Cheryl A. Rainey, Contributing Writer As a child, whenever my mother or grandmother responded to my question of “When?” with “Juneteenth,” I thought it was as fictional as… Read More »

The Cross of Being a Person of Color in the United States

The Cross of Being a Person of Color in the United States By Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Contributing Writer The cross is a symbol of the Christian faith. It represents… Read More »

Unity, Justice, and Time in Martin Luther King’s Reality

Unity, Justice, and Time in Martin Luther King’s Reality  By Chinelo Tyler, Connectional YPD President The “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” is an excellent artifact. It offers a complete historical… Read More »

Turner Chapel, Marietta Donates $25,000 to Turner Hill CDC

Turner Chapel, Marietta Donates $25,000 to Turner Hill CDC By Chelsye J. Burrows, 6thEpiscopal District The Rev. Dr. Tar-U-Way Richard Allen Bright, the senior pastor at Turner Chapel AME Church… Read More »

AME Churches in Malawi Receive Medical Mission from March 14-22

AME Churches in Malawi Receive Medical Mission from March 14-22 In just two days, March 15-16, over 1,000 medical treatments were provided to over 800 persons living in the Kasungu… Read More »

Mid-West Annual Conference RAYAC Hosts Revival

Mid-West Annual Conference RAYAC Hosts Revival With the theme “RAYAC Got Something to Say,” the Richard Allen Young Adult Council of the Mid-West Annual Conference in the 5th Episcopal District… Read More »

St. Paul, Houston Celebrates 150 Years: Faithfulness that Only God Can Bless

St. Paul, Houston Celebrates 150 Years:  Faithfulness that Only God Can Bless By Denise Powell, 10thEpiscopal District From the seven feasts of Israel to the believer’s baptism, future marriage supper of… Read More »

Reclaim Mother’s Day

Reclaim Mother’s Day By Rev. Renita Green, Columnist  Mother’s Day has always been a source of stress in my life. My mother died when I was four years old and… Read More »

Bricks Without Straw

Bricks Without Straw By Dr.  Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer I am often reminded of the story in Exodus 5 when God faces off with Pharaoh by requiring the Israelites to meet… Read More »

Lansdowne District Conference

Lansdowne District Conference By Rev. Clive Pillay, 15thEpiscopal District Field Representative The fifth session of the re-organized Lansdowne District, under the leadership of Presiding Elder Abraham Neethling, was hosted by… Read More »