On Sunday, February 17, 2019, Mt. Hermon AME Church celebrates its 25th year of Greek Unity Day at its 10:30 a.m. service. Under the dynamic leadership of Rev. Henry E. Green, Jr., Mt. Hermon continues a tradition begun by Rev. Michael A. Cousin.
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Andrew Frierson, part of the first generation of Black opera singers to be heard on the national stage, died of natural causes December 6, 2018, at his home in Oberlin, Ohio. He was 94. This month, there was a private service held at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum in Manhattan. Frierson’s memorial service will be held in New York City in March 2019.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Shaw, pastor of New Bethel AME Church, Goulds, Florida has retired from the AME Church after serving thirty-eight years.
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Melzee Jerome Odomes, Sr., affectionately known as “Big Rick” went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 21, 2018. He was surrounded by his wife and youngest son.
“I believe some of her endearing qualities was her unabiding love of family and friends, her big heart and generous spirit which always had her helping others, her unwavering commitment to pursuing social justice and helping working class people, and her ability to walk with kings and queens while keeping the common touch,” said Doris Turner Keys’ goddaughter, Karen Towns.(
“Vernon Tyson was like a father and bishop to me and the Moral Monday movement,” said the Rev. Dr. William Barber, the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement and president of the North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP. “Often his presence in our midst kept us focused and strong,” Barber said.
Beloved father, grandfather and uncle, Mr. Collins’ life exemplified dedication to faith, family and community.
Pastor Robert Stephens, III, lifelong Miami Gardens resident, youth advocate, and man of God, presents a new house of worship in the City, entitled ‘The Grace Center’. The Grace Center will be a non-denominational, interactive, worship center geared to the active, working millennial, socially conscious professional and retired individual of faith.
“I am heartbroken by the passing of my beloved friend, the legendary Nancy Wilson. Nancy was a ‘song stylist’ without peer. Her unmatched mastery of numerous genres of music, including jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, soul and pop, has etched her name in history as one of the most ‘formidable’ vocalists of all time.