The results of the U.S elections have been received by some in this country with excitement; however, those same results have caused many others pain and genuine fear of the consequences. The purpose of this letter is not to relitigate the issues raised during the divisive campaign, but it is to offer voice and solidarity…
The A.M.E. Zion Church has always been known as the Freedom Church because it has been on the cutting edge of social justice, and voting is a major part of what we do.” – Bishop Darryl B. Starnes Sr. It has been said that “voting is the cornerstone of democracy, a powerful tool that gives…
Exercising our right to vote is one powerful way we can clearly articulate and consistently confirm commitment to family, church, community, and the world! Linda Sutton (WNCC Voter Registration/Education) passionately educates on the importance of voting: “In the history of this nation, there has never been an election season like we have now. There is…
The Honorable Shirley Anita St. Hill-Chisholm was born one hundred years ago this month, on November 30, 1924, four years after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted Women’s Suffrage. She is the first African American to run for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States, and she is the first…
With many conversations around Project 2025, community members gathered at Livingstone College on Monday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. in Tubman Theatre with a program hosted by the Honors Program of Livingstone College and Interfaith America Ambassadors with sponsorship by Gethsemane Baptist Church and Salisbury’s Divine Nine. Livingstone freshman honors student Sabrena Hogan welcomed guests,…
Historically, The A.M.E. Zion Church has mobilized impactful movements fostering equity and initiating change. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth worshipped at ‘The Freedom Church.’ Improving the posture of our people passionately drove these dedicated abolitionists to tirelessly toil, to teach, and to tell, overturning tides of inequality. Racial inequality (imbalances in the distribution…
VOTER REGISTRATION TIPS: Check your registration status, especially if you have recently moved. Check the location of your voting site. Early voting sites may be different from voting sites on election day. Visit vote.gov or other websites to begin the voter registration process. Select your state or territory. Depending on its rules, you will find…
October 2024, New York, NY… We all have a favorite month or season of the year. What’s yours? Mine is June. I like June because it is the beginning of summer and my birth month. I also like September because it still has remnants of summer-like warmth. I am not, however, a huge fan of…
In Sanskrit, Kamala means lotus; but in America, it means POTUS” Das, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive democratic nominee for President of the United States, received the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and vows to support the freedom of educators to provide instructional lessons regarding race and social justice issues…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I write to you with urgency and conviction regarding a matter that profoundly concerns our community and our values as people of faith. Recently, we have become aware of Project 2025, a set of proposed actions that threaten to undermine the progress toward justice and equality that many…
Frederick Douglass. Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman. James Walker Hood. These are just some of the heroes and heroines of the faith who paved the path of faith and freedom in the nation and through the Zion Church. They understood Jesus when he said that he was “anointed to proclaim good news to the poor ……
Washington, DC — Guns are by far the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide victims in America according to Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2022 Homicide Data, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The study shows that in 2022 there were 13,466 Black homicide victims…
TULSA, Okla.– Today, the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded approximately $51 million to the Tulsa Hub for Equitable and Trustworthy Autonomy (THETA) – a consortium led by Tulsa Innovation Labs – to strengthen the region’s capacity in autonomous systems through advanced manufacturing and deployment of technologies critical to the future…
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, buses from across the nation rolled into Washington D.C. as thousands of poor and low-wage voters, advocates, faith leaders and other allies peacefully descended onto the nation’s capital to show a united commitment to activating 15 million poor and low-wage infrequent voters to the polls. Following the “Mass Poor People’s…
Our mission is “To champion the causes of Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity, and Equal Justice by addressing the systemic failures that adversely affect the quality of life for marginalized and working-class people…”” Shirley A. Taylor At the behest of the Allegheny Conference Presiding Elders, Rev. Dina L. Martin and Rev. William R. Hogans, and the…
Where human beings struggle for freedom and refuse to be defined by unauthorized earthly authorities, there, Jesus Christ is present among them. His Presence is the sustaining and liberating event in the lives of the oppressed that makes possible the continued struggle for freedom…” James H. Cone According to the New York Times, 28 June…
There’s an old saying that suggests, ‘Power corrupts—and absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ Regardless of who the originator of this phrase may have been, we have seen the unfortunate consequences of such expressions of “pseudo-power” in so many settings and in so many ways over the centuries. In the middle of the first century AD,…
New York, NY… July is a month that symbolizes summer, ambition, and contentment. July’s birthstone is the ruby, which represents satisfaction and happiness. Its birth flowers are the larkspur or the water lily, which have different meanings depending on their colors. The zodiac signs for July are Cancer and Leo, which are associated with emotions, creativity, and leadership. …
Citizens of the United States of America who come from Africa, the Caribbean, or South America have a responsibility to be conscious of social injustice and racial inequality issues. The term ‘woke” is a wake-up call to many naturalized citizens to use their newfound status to secure their civil rights. The implications of which are…
We must keep fighting for justice. All praises be to God.” Mayor W. Mondale Robinson W. Mondale Robinson is a Livingstone College alumnus who has truly flung his light of wisdom since graduating in 2012. A political science major, Robinson serves as the youngest mayor of his hometown city, Enfield, North Carolina. Prior to his…