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…
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…
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,…
As we witness, in real-time, the shift that is taking place in the church and the world as a whole, we also have the unique ability to guide or modify our future within the Will of God. Knowing this, what does your anticipated future look like? It is election season! It is public knowledge that…
“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,…