Tag: Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Charleston, SC)

AME Church Leaders Call for End of U.S. Aid to Israel

Leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent Black Christian denominations, called this week for the United States to end its financial aid to Israel, saying the monthslong military campaign in Gaza amounted to “mass genocide.” The statement was issued by the church’s Council of Bishops, its executive […]

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Biden’s Appeal to Black Voters Needs an Overhaul

Let’s start here: A second Donald Trump presidency is a disaster scenario. And if, in 2024, Joe Biden is the only thing standing between Trump and the White House, then Biden’s success may well be the last hope for the country as we know it. In that case — the most likely one at this […]

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Many Have Preached Politics From This Pulpit, but Biden Is the First President

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the oldest A.M.E. church in the South, will forever be associated with former President Barack Obama because of his memorable — and melodic — eulogy for the nine victims of a racist massacre in its fellowship hall in June 2015. But it is Joseph R. Biden Jr. […]

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Biden to Appeal to Black Voters in Campaign Trip to Charleston, S.C.

President Biden plans to reach out to disaffected Black supporters on Monday by taking his campaign to the site of one of the most horrific hate crimes of recent years and decrying the racism and extremism that have shaped U.S. politics. Mr. Biden will fly from Wilmington, Del., where he spent the weekend at his […]

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