Spencer, NC – March is Women’s History Month. I love hearing the stories of all the famous women who have broken glass ceilings and stained glass ceilings and all kinds of barriers to achieve greatness. But there is greatness in even women who are not famous. There are wives and mothers and daughters and nieces…
From the Office of the General Secretary-Auditor Final Announcement of General Conference Candidates Application and Resolutions Deadline This is to announce the final deadline for submission of applications for the following positions for the ensuing General Conference: Episcopal Candidates – Currently, there are seventeen (17) candidates who have been vetted for…
The peoples of Israel and Palestine deserve peace and the right to live their respective lives with security and self-determination. They deserve leadership better than they currently have.” “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (James 3:18 NRSVUE) Our faith and our heritage demand a consistent stand for…
Greetings from The Charm City! The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) revealed the 2024 Men’s and Women’s All-Conference selections and Players of the Year. We’re thrilled to share that Nielle Reaves from Livingstone College has been honored as the CIAA Women’s Rookie of the Year. Hailing from New Haven, CT, Nielle earned the CIAA Women’s…
Africa is trying to change the colonial narrative of being ‘the white man’s burden.’ This framework that projects Africa as dependent on European charitable goodwill is being challenged. African leaders have stated emphatically at international forums that they have not come with a begging bowl but with well-thought-out negotiating positions backed by comprehensive policies for…
On January 12, 2024, ownership of the 176-acre Catawba Trail Farm was formally transferred to Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN) from Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), a land trust based in Durham, North Carolina. One of the region’s largest transfers of property from a land trust to an African American-led nonprofit, the deal serves as a model…
February 2024 Rock Hill SC – The Board of Bishops and International Ministers & Lay Association met for their annual meeting from February 20-23, 2024, in Rock Hill, SC, at the Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center. During its opening legislative session on Wednesday, the Board of Bishops elected Bishop George Dwayne Crenshaw (Presiding Prelate, Alabama-Florida Episcopal…
Under the leadership of director Laura Adair Johnson, the Andrew Carnegie Library at Livingstone College has been filled with learning fun and adventure for students and the Rowan-Salisbury community. Since February 1st, visitors have been able to enjoy two exhibits: The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History traveling exhibit and Exploring Human Origins: What does…
Livingstone College competed in the National Qualifying Tournament of the 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America’s premier academic competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students on Saturday, February 10th at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the tournament, four-student teams faced off in head-to-head competition and quickly answered…
Evolving from “National Negro Week” established by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, Black History Month was celebrated everywhere in America since 1970. In February 1969, educators and students involved in the Black United Student Organization at Kent State University proposed for an entire month dedicated to celebrating Black history in America. The first celebration of Black History Month took…
North Carolina Employment Agencies: The Salisbury Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) call to your attention Executive Order 93, whereas North Carolina enacted a state-wide law effectively, April 2, 2019, when Governor Roy Cooper declared state agencies may not request pay information from applicants, nor rely upon previously obtained historical salary information when…
Salisbury, NC- Livingstone College is proud to announce the upcoming Preaching and Worship Institute, a transformative event designed to equip and inspire individuals in the ministry. This institute will feature esteemed speakers Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby, Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart, and Rev. Dr. Charles Goodman, who are widely regarded for their exceptional preaching and leadership….
The Messinger-Williams Community Education Initiative is an extension of the Hood Theological Seminary’s Messinger and Williams Family Chair in Theology and Ethics. There will be courses offered at various times throughout the year. Course topics will vary but will consistently deal with issues of faith, ethics, and community. The courses are open to the general…
WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Citizens for Judicial Fairness released the following statement today from national civil rights icon Reverend Al Sharpton and noted Delaware police reform and racial justice activist Keandra McDole, demanding that the new Delaware Court of Chancery vacancy created by the retirement of Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock be filled with a justice of…
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Georgia State University (GSU) and CodePath announced today a partnership that will the launch of the CodePath E3 Program. This new program, which will be run by GSU and CodePath, provides students with high-quality, tech industry co-developed and vetted courses, student course and program support services, access to a network of professional engineers,…
Various forms of art have long been a source of expression, empowerment, and preservation for Black and Brown people. The theme for Black History Month 2024 is African Americans and the Arts. According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s (ASALH) webpage, this theme recognizes that, “…in fields of visual…
In the field of earth sciences, a discussion has been raging for years around the subject of the ‘resource curse.’ ‘Resource curse’ is the phenomenon of countries with an abundance of natural resources but with little democratic stability and low development outcomes in comparison with countries with much fewer natural resources. Take, for example, Africa;…
“Listen, I have never sought to do ministry for accolades or affirmation, which is why I have almost found it impossible to go around and talk about the kind(s) of ministry that God has gifted and graced me to share. The bottom line is that I’ve always sought to improve what I was given, and…
Reverend Doctor Juanita Greene of Charleston, SC transitioned from labor to reward and eternal rest on Friday, February 2, 2024 in Enterprise, AL. She was born on October 31, 1950 and is the eldest child of the late Mr. James W. Greene and Mrs. Julia Mae (Cross) Greene. She is the granddaughter of the late…
Harlem, New York – The New York Amsterdam News (AmNews), one of America’s oldest and most influential Black newspapers continues its unfolding renaissance with the hiring of distinguished journalist and author Aaron Foley as our new News Editor. Foley, originally from Detroit, is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Boys Come First and joins…
