I Am Somebody
By Rev. Dr. Maxine Thomas, Columnist
 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10
We are living in a world where corruption and violence, like an untamed beast, stalk the land by day and night. Police officers shoot first and ask questions later when it comes to policing those who are black and brown. Blacks are killing blacks not only with guns but also by refusing to support black businesses. Drugs wars are claiming the lives of our young black brothers. Babies are having babies. People are raping, robbing, and killing. And the list could go on and on. Read More Here |
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Morris Brown College
By Mary F. Walton, Contributing Writer
 It was January 5, 1881, during the North Georgia Annual Conference at Big Bethel; Reverend Wesley John Gaines introduced a resolution calling for the establishment in Atlanta of an institution for the moral, spiritual, and intellectual growth of Negro boys and girls. The steps between the resolution and the opening were few and simple: the Georgia Conference was persuaded to join the endeavor. Trustees from both conferences convened at Big Bethel Church and selected a crude wooden structure at the corner of Boulevard and Houston Streets in Atlanta, Georgia, as the school’s home. In May 1885, the State of Georgia granted Morris Brown College of the African Methodist Episcopal Church a charter.
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Rewriting the Narrative
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist Elections have consequences. It’s true.Of course, I usually point this out when the news is bad and the folks who represent us go off the rails by waging war on the right to vote, cutting taxes for Americans who don’t need it, and services for those of us who do or curry political favor by claiming a fair and legitimate election doesn’t count. This time, however, the news is good as over the past few weeks President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are showing us that government can be a force for positive change in America and, more importantly, that it should. Need proof? Just look at last week’s jobs report showing that our economy more than doubled expectations with 528,000 new jobs created in July. Read More Here |
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The Frequency And Fear Of Mass Shootings Have America On Edge. When Will They Stop?
By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D., Columnist
 Numbers give us a perspective. They don’t lie.We use them in almost every facet of our lives.Probably more so today than ever before in our lifetime.There are some that we gladly accept and others we cast an alarming eye.What are numbers telling us about our nation today?Let’s look and see. Numbers-wise, Covid-19 has been with us for over two years. It has taken the lives of many of our family members and friends. Read More Here |
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Do Not Increase Your Storage
Mr. Byron Washington, Columnist
“A time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away” – Ecclesiastes 3:6I received an email stating that the storage limit for my email had been reached. I would be unable to receive messages due to being at capacity. The company did not encourage me to delete emails; however, the message read, “…to prevent interruption in service, get more storage. The company made it sound enticing and noted that more storage was not much. Read More Here |
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There is always hope-don’t give up
By Dr. Michael C. Carson, Columnist
 “…but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, So then, remember that at one time you gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a circumcision made in the flesh by human hands—remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:4-6,11-13) Read More Here |
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The Questions We Must Ask
By George Pratt, Contributing Writer
 When considering the present moment, there are critical questions that are necessary for oppressed peoples to ask and attempt to answer. The present time has revealed that while disenfranchised communities have experienced progress in the United States, populating and receiving acclaim in various industries and sectors, oppressive, unjust, and exploitative systems still pervade the lives of many Black, women, indigenous, and queer folks. Sometimes, children and elders as populations and social identifiers in the American consciousness are excluded from mainstream conversations concerning injustice.
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Taking Golf to the Next Level
 A groundbreaking agreement between the nation’s first private historically Black college/university (HBCU) and The Ohio State University will be formally put in place Tuesday, June 28, 2022, on the campus of Wilberforce University. Wilberforce’s 22nd president, Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Ohio State University to create a partnership in turfgrass education for Wilberforce students.
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The Department of Research and Scholarship Announcement
The Department of Research and Scholarship is proud to announce Rev. Kimberley L. Detherage. Esq. has agreed to become the new Assistant Editor of The A.M.E. Review. Rev. Detherage is a graduate of Boston College with a BA degree in Speech Communications, Boston College Law School, Juris Doctor and Emory University, Candler School of Theology, Master of Divinity degree with Certificates in Black Church Studies and Women’s Studies. She has five units of Clinical Pastoral Education, has completed several fellowship programs, and written and presented on a wide variety of topic. She pastors St. Marks A.M.E. Church, serves as Dean of the New York Conference Ministerial Institute, is Vice-Chairperson of the First District Board of Examiners, is Secretary of the New York Conference Board of Trustees and works on various Community and Advisory Boards.
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Independence, Interdependence, and Ending Hunger
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith
 In 1852, Frederick Douglass, a leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and a Republican abolitionist, was invited to give a July Fourth speech. His address, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July,”acknowledges the successes of the young democracy that became independent from England. It also offered a courageous challenge to the institution of slavery. The summation below reflects this sentiment: “I do not despair of this country …. The arm of the Lord is not shortened, and the doom of slavery is certain. I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing encouragement from the Declaration of Independence, the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tendencies of the age.” Read More Here |
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