ATLANTA - It was a joyous Sunday morning at Sweet Auburn's Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church where a historical marker had just been erected. Big Bethel is the oldest African American ...

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 ...

A historic Black church in D.C. is now the owner of the Proud Boys’ trademark. The decision Monday comes years after members of the far-right group vandalized a Black Lives Matter sign in front of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic primary has challenged traditional assumptions about New York City’s Black electorate and its influence in city politics. By Maya King, Jeffery C. Mays and Jeff ...

The new year brings renewed motivation for many people to get in shape at the top of resolution lists and after speaking with a local fitness trainer and residents who hit the gym, it turns out taking ...

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court Judge has awarded a historic Black church control over the Proud Boys trademark after the group defaulted on a $2.8 million ...

(RNS) — Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, a leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who was known for his commitment to voting rights and other social justice issues, died on Tuesday (Nov. 25).

OAKLAND - Oakland firefighters battled a huge fire at First African Methodist Episcopal Church late Sunday night. There was major damage to the building, which is the oldest Black church in the East ...