As a kid, I wanted to be a dancer like Lola Falana. If you don’t know Lola Falana, then you don’t know Sassy, and you don’t know Cutsey, and you don’t know Demure because she …
December 2024, Brooklyn, NY.., On Thursday morning November 7th, members of the Northeastern Episcopal District gathered at the Cross Street A.M.E. Zion Church , Middletown, CT., for our …
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, under the leadership of the newly appointed pastor of Little Rock, Rev. Dr. Derrill A. Blue , Lay Day was celebrated. Presiding over the worship service was the local …
As President of Clinton College since 2017, Rev. Dr. Lester McCorn has left an indelible mark on the institution, guiding it through remarkable growth and innovation. Under his leadership, the …
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and Family Caregivers Month . To mark these events, the Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter is encouraging people to …
I was recently contacted by Mrs. Lucy Beamon, SOZ Contributor and member of Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church , Elizabeth City, NC, requesting that the SOZ share an article (which is printed below) published …
The North Charlotte District Celebrates Lay Day October 20, 2024, Lay Day was observed throughout the A.M.E. Zion Church. The North Charlotte District of the Western North Carolina Conference met …
December 2024, New York, NY…, The Christmas Season is one of the most joyous times of the year. We are celebrating the birth of Jesus, the light of the world! For many, …
December 2024, New York, NY…, On Sunday, October 27, 2024, The Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church , where Rev. Dr. Malcolm J. Byrd is Senior Pastor, celebrated its 228 th …
December 2024, New York, NY… In June 2024, Ingrid Spears, reached out to The Star of Zion and asked if we would write an article about her son Caiden’s “remarkable …
November is National Family Caregivers Month . There are more than 11 million family caregivers in the U.S and nearly half of these caregivers provide help to someone with Alzheimer’s or …
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” And we do mean men. We hold these truths to be manifest that there is no equality, that women are of a lesser…
Commissioner Vilma D. Leake, a trailblazer in education, entrepreneurship, and public service, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Frederick Douglass Award for her unwavering dedication to the …
The children of Johnny Sr. and Gwendolyn Johnson happily announce their parents 50th wedding anniversary. Johnny and Gwendolyn were married on November 2, 1974. They were blessed with 3 children, …
The results of the U.S elections have been received by some in this country with excitement; however, those same results have caused many others pain and genuine fear of the consequences. The purpose …
The clarion call of former President Donald Trump, the Republican party presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2024 US general elections, has been ‘America First’. What does this…
The 33rd National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP) Annual Conference was hosted by Prairie View A&M University from October 31 to November 2, 2024, in Prairie View, Texas…
Richmond, VA - The 11 th Annual Healthy Churches 2030 Virtual Conference brings together faith and public health leaders to inform and advocate for African Americans to have better health …
Three Livingstone College freshmen made their way to the Harris-Walz Rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, November 2nd, the last day of early voting in North Carolina at the PNC Music …
Flying my Pastor and being the pilot in command of the aircraft was one of the best experiences since becoming a licensed pilot. When I was 15 years old I told my flight Instructor I wanted to take …