The North Charlotte District held its Annual Fellowship and Recognition Luncheon on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Wardell Henderson Center of the Weeping Willow A.M.E. Zion Church in Charlotte, NC. At this event, each church selects a layperson to be recognized for their labors in their respective churches. Ms. Doris Chisolm read the scripture,…
Boston, MA – In celebration of National Financial Literacy Month, OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank, is proud to announce its 14th Annual “I Got Bank!” National Financial Literacy Contest, where ten children will win a $1,000 savings account. To make financial literacy a core value for children, the Bank is offering a free…
Pentecost is the last day of the Easter season in the Christian liturgical calendar and celebrates the Holy Spirit’s outpouring. The event that transformed a small Jewish sect, Christianity, into a global multicultural movement. The empowerment of the Christian community contained a linguistic phenomenon (speaking in tongues), which reflected the multicultural nature of the early…
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As the final weeks of the school year unfold, high school seniors across the nation are gearing up for a momentous occasion: College Decision Day celebrated annually on May 1st. It’s a day of excitement, anticipation, and reflection as students announce their chosen paths for higher education. This year, in the spirit of celebration and…
Livingstone College hosted the 35th Annual North Carolina Consortium of International and Intercultural Education (NCCIIE) Model United Nations Conference from April 4 to 6, 2024. Livingstone’s 13th president, Dr. Anthony J. Davis, stated, “As an institution that shares NCCIIE’s determination to surmount the obstacles of our contemporary world while upholding our core principles, which have…
On May 29, 2024, South Africa goes to the polls in what commentators call its most important and historic elections since the end of apartheid in 1990, thirty-four years ago. South Africa’s population of 61 million people are praying that the spirit of ubuntu will reign. ‘Ubuntu,’ a Zulu philosophical value system, translates as “I…
In the realm of higher education financing, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) has long been a beacon for students and parents navigating the turbulent waters of college expenses. However, with the introduction of the new 24-25 FAFSA process, there are crucial changes that every prospective college student and their families need to…
The Oikos Institute for Social Impact is proud to announce being awarded a $175K grant from Trinity Church Wall Street to develop two case studies, building on the case study done on Bethel A.M.E. Church-Morristown. Bethel, pastored by Oikos co-founder and author of “Fishing Differently: Ministry Formation in the Marketplace” Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams is…
Annual Heritage and Cultural Awareness Weekend at The Rock: Celebrating the Principal of UJAMAA (Cooperative Economics) During the month of February, we focus on our “Heritage.” Under the direction of Mrs. Robin and Mr. Keith Bradford, we had a very successful Heritage Celebration. As we focus on the Kwanzaa Principal “Ujamaa” (Cooperative Economics) we strive…
Salisbury, NC, March 28, 2024 – The journey to the 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament is underway for the team of scholars from Livingstone College. HCASC, America’s premier academic competition among HBCUs, annually brings together more than 325 HBCU students, coaches, presidents, and institutional representatives for a tournament that uniquely combines…
Livingstone College hosted the North Carolina Region I Meeting of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the college’s location on Jake Alexander Boulevard. Undergraduate scholars and academic advisors from North Carolina’s HBCUs, such as Bennett College, North Carolina A&T State, St. Augustine, and Winston-Salem State universities, convened for professional…
The Board of Bishops and International Ministers and Lay Association (IMLA) meetings held February 20-23, 2024, at the Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina, was a cornucopia of movement. It was not just a movement of physical activity but a movement of faith, a movement of family, a movement of activism. For…
Video by Caleb Leake The brisk air was filled with excitement in uptown Charlotte on Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, as the ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the Varick on 7th apartment building. A collaborative effort initiated six years ago by the visionary pastor of Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church, Dr. Dwayne A. Walker,…
Miami, Fla. – Highly regarded and recognized as one of the preeminent federally qualified community health care centers in the nation, the Board of Directors at Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) have selected Ryan Hawkins as their new President and Chief Executive Officer. Hawkins, who recently began his first day on the job, has…
Presiding Elder Laticia Hill Godette was the Keynote Speaker at The Bishop George J. Leake, III Endowment Scholarship Breakfast. P.E. Godette is the first woman to ever serve as a Presiding Elder in The New Jersey Annual Conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church. P.E. Godette is a 2014 Summa Cum Laude Graduate of Hood Theological…
It is imperative that we, as members of the great African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, be either hot or cold! The climate of the United States of America is one of disarray and darkness. Our communities are under attack spiritually, physically, economically, and psychologically. I am very active in the “life of the church” but…
My excitement grew as I walked into my first in-person station rehearsal, which was held at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church and led by Minstrel Sid Oliver. My excitement continued to grow as we began learning a repertoire of music spanning times and genres. The atmosphere was charged with eagerness as vocalists embraced the assignment…
Road To General Conference Reverend Dr. Charlrean Batten Mapson is the daughter of the late Charlie Batten, Jr. and the late Anna Rean Batten. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended the Atlanta Public Schools. Her high school matriculation took place at Benjamin E. Mays Academy of Science and Mathematics. Upon high…
Women are a force. Do you feel it? It is the existence, the embrace, and the energy of women – it surrounds us. Can you hear it? It is the voices of women who have historically and still continually advocate for self through demanding respect, equity, and the dismantling of a patriarchy that has for…
