World’s oldest historically Black denomination to gather 15,000 delegates and observers in Columbus, Ohio. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African ...

Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say. By Clay Risen Zohran Mamdani’s win ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to ...

The Harrisville Methodist Church, founded in 1844 by the Rev. William Carl as a Methodist Episcopal Church, announces plans for a major expansion of its current facility. Known for its Bible-based ...

Members of Allen Chapel AME Church gathered Saturday to celebrate Founder’s Day and honor the legacy of Richard Allen, the ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. In the mid-1800s, the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church became the center of the cultural, political and educational activities of Lafayette’s small Black community. In July ...

Editor's note: To celebrate Black History Month, the Journal & Courier is featuring daily briefs about prominent Black community members in Tippecanoe County. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 1866, a year after ...

On Saturday, February 14, 2026, the John Lee of Nansemond Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century, conducted ...