Category: Features
47 is here. What’s next?
By John Thomas III, Ph.D., Editor When I went to bed on the evening of November 5 around midnight, it was already clear the former President Donald J. Trump would… Read More »
A World In Chaos
By Byron Washington, Columnist Houston, we have a problem! Well, it’s more like our world has a problem. We have become infatuated with ourselves. Everything has become about us. To… Read More »
Preserving Power: How Whiteness Protects Itself in America’s 2024 Presidential Election
By Rev. Cassius L. Rudolph As we close the book on the 2024 election cycle, we should look beyond the campaign promises and headlines to understand what truly fueled this… Read More »
A Response to the Statement and Call to Action from the Council of Bishops regarding the November 5th United States Election(published November 7, 2024)
By Rev. James Anthony Morris, 10th Episcopal District I mostly agree with the Statement until this sentence, “God may be using this election and our foes to force us to… Read More »
YPDer Alejandra Rain Jiménez Makes History for Dominican Republic in Figure Skating
Alejandra Rain Jiménez (age 12) has become a trailblazer for the Dominican Republic. She made history as the nation’s first figure skater to compete in the 2nd Latin American Regional… Read More »
An Advocate Call for the Constitutional Revision, Reform and Transformation in the YPD
An Advocate Call for the Constitutional Revision, Reform and Transformation in the YPD Mookapelo Moabi, 19th Episcopal District It is no secret that in the 19th Episcopal District Young Peoples Division… Read More »
A Courageous Spouse
A Courageous Spouse Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer I often hear, “Girl, how could you be married to a pastor?” I quickly turn to them and say, “It’s no different than… Read More »
The Presiding Elder, Rev LB Dlamini: The Pastor, PE Rev. Setail called Mini Presiding Elder
The Presiding Elder, Rev LB Dlamini: The Pastor, PE Rev Setail called Mini Presiding Elder. By Mxolisi Henry Vilakazi, Columnist It was in 1992 when the Rev LB Dlamini descended at… Read More »
AME Clergy Member Announced as Feeding America Equity Research Fellow
Feeding America proudly welcomes Dr. Yvette Blair-Lavallais as the Equity Research Fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year. Dr. Blair-Lavallais is an adjunct professor and cohort mentor in the Land, Food and… Read More »
Reflections from the Kentucky Annual Conference
By Doris Coffey, 13th Episcopal District Reflections from the Kentucky Annual Conference By Doris Coffey, 13th Episcopal District COFFEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CHAT: God has blessed us with a wonderful, sunshine-filled… Read More »
Cult of Personality: The Scourge of Black America
Rev. Dr. Elliot Robinson, 6th Episcopal District Cult of Personality – a situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of… Read More »
Saint John AME Church in Frankfort, KY, Receives Thriving Church Grant to Strengthen Clergy and Laity Partnership
Saint John AME Church in Frankfort, KY, Receives Thriving Church Grant to Strengthen Clergy and Laity Partnership Saint John AME Church in Frankfort, Kentucky, is celebrating the success of its… Read More »