“When peace come they read the ’Mancipation law to the cullud people. [The freed slaves] spent that night singin’ and shoutin’. They wasn’t slaves no more.” – Former slave Pierce Harper, 1937 June 2024, New York, NY…, Juneteenth is also known as “Freedom Day,” “Juneteenth National Independence Day,” or “Emancipation Day,” and will be celebrated on…
June 2024, New York, NY…, In the early 1900s, men associated Father’s Day as a tribute akin to Mother’s Day and found the idea too effeminate to their liking. In fact, one historian wrote, “They scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and gift-giving, or they derided the proliferation of such…
Wallace Temple A.M.E. Zion Church has been located on Forkner Street in Anderson, Indiana, for over 100 years. It was founded in 1921 by Reverend Henry H. Horton, and the first First Lady and Missionary President was Mrs. Cora D. Horton. Currently, the Reverend Antwaun J. Johnson is the Pastor, and Mrs. Tawana E. Johnson…
On April 13, 2024, the Northeastern Episcopal District celebrated the retirement of Bishop Dennis Vernon Proctor, the 97th Bishop in the line of succession. The program opened with a Call to Order by Rev. Dr. Stephen Pogue, Pastor of Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church. Hundreds of Zionites stood and applauded as Bishop Proctor and Mrs….
White Plains, NY…, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that construction has begun on a $40 Million affordable housing development for seniors in White Plains. Mt. Hope Plaza will include 56 affordable apartments, including 20 for those needing supportive services. The development is the result of a partnership with the Mt. Hope A.M.E Zion…
On March 7th & 8th 2024, the 82nd Anniversary of the first graduating class of the Tuskegee Airmen aviation pilot cadets was commemorated in both houses of the Alabama State Legislature. Amelia A. Montgomery, widow of Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery and lifelong member of Mother A.M.E. Zion Church shared her thoughts and comments on…
March 2024 New York, NY.., The Honorable Anthony Daniels is a former student of Alabama District CED Director Nadine Ivy (pic’d). He is also the youngest and the first African American Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives (D-Huntsville). He has led the House Democratic Caucus since February 22, 2017, and is now running…
ZION’S CENTENARIAN COTERIE is a new and exciting STAR OF ZION Spotlight feature. Celebrating our centenarians is an idea whose time has come and is long overdue. It has been created because of conversations I’ve had with other Zionites requesting that the STAR OF ZION acknowledge members of their congregation who are 100-plus years young….
March 2024 New York, NY… It has often been stated that the African American story should not be confined to 28 days (or 29 days in a leap year) in February, the designated Black History Month. the same is true — and perhaps even more so — of March being officially designated as Women’s History…
“A man without any history is like a tree without roots.” – Malcolm X Submitted by Social Media/Getty Images THE HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH The story of Black History Month began half a century after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. Recognizing the dearth of information on the accomplishments of Blacks, in 1915,…