The recently televised comment by Senator Tommy Tuberville stating, “We gotta get rid of this nonsense of social justice,” reflects a profound ignorance of the struggles of millions of Americans over hundreds of years, including his own Alabamian constituents. Many have been arrested, beaten, and even murdered as they protested for basic human rights long denied them and their communities. They are martyrs for the social justice Senator Tuberville calls “nonsense.”
Either Senator Tuberville is dangerously uninformed about what social justice truly is and its essential role in challenging this nation to embody its professed yet unfulfilled ideals, or he is parroting the morally repugnant sentiments of racism.
The Board of Bishops meeting in the great state of Alabama condemns, in the strongest terms possible, Senator Tuberville's statement and calls for immediate retraction. Failure to do so is an ugly stain that brings shame upon himself, upon his office, and upon Alabama.
We honor the powerful legacy of social justice forged in Alabama and represented by a great cloud of witnesses, including great Civil Rights luminaries such as Mrs. Rosa Parks, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Dr. Solomon Snowden Seay Sr., The Honorable John Lewis, Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson, Mr. John LeFlore, and Reverend H.K. Matthews.
Justice, love, and mercy are foundational to what it means to be a Christian, and what it means to be a decent human being. Sadly, based on his remarks, the Senior Senator from Alabama falls short of those standards.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Liberator;
We are the Board of Bishops of The A.M.E. Zion Church:
Bishop Hilliard K. D. Dogbe, President of the Board of Bishops
Bishop Darryl B. Starnes, Sr., Senior Bishop
Bishop W. Darin Moore
Bishop George D. Crenshaw
Bishop Uduak U. Effiong
Bishop Brian R. Thompson, Sr.
Bishop Eric Leake
Bishop Daran H. Mitchell
Bishop Anthony N. Witherspoon
Bishop Melanie R. Miller
Bishop Dwayne A. Walker
Bishop Bernardo J. Ngunza
Bishop Joseph Johnson, Retired
Bishop Marshall H. Strickland, Retired
Bishop Nathaniel Jarrett, Jr., Retired
Bishop George W.C. Walker, Sr., Retired
Bishop Samuel Chuka Ekemam, Sr., Retired
Bishop Warren Matthew Brown, Retired
Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., Retired
Bishop Kenneth Monroe, Retired
Bishop Dennis V. Proctor, Retired
Bishop Michael A. Frencher, Sr., Retired
Done this the 11th Day of February 2025
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