Dorothy Boulware

Lancaster

Special Projects Editor at Afro-American Newspapers

Managing Editor of the AFRO American. The Black Media Authority since 1892.

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Articles

Gen Z shows growing interest in Bible, transformative interaction

1 month ago | washingtoninformer.com | Dorothy Boulware

From family heirlooms to hotel nightstands, the Bible is everywhere, but it turns out 11% of Americans report reading the Bible daily. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer) This story was originally published online with Word In Black, a collaboration of the nation’s leading Black news publishers (of which The Informer is a member). From family heirlooms to hotel nightstands, the Bible is everywhere.
Black Women, Harnessing the Power of Prayer

1 month ago | washingtoninformer.com | Dorothy Boulware

This story was originally published online with Word In Black, a collaboration of the nation’s leading Black news publishers (of which The Informer is a member). Growing up a P.K. — preacher’s kid — Clarinda Burston White’s father, the Rev. Claverton Burston, pastor of Mt. Hattin Baptist Church in Baltimore, taught her the value of prayer at an early age. She relied on those lessons one day when she was around 8, and her mom refused to drive her to her nearby school. “I was one of her lazy children.
T.D. Jakes steps down as Potter’s House senior pastor

1 month ago | stlamerican.com | Dorothy Boulware

T.D. Jakes It’s the end of an era — and a new beginning. Bishop Thomas Dexter “T.D.” Jakes’ April 27 announcement to his congregation at The Potter’s House in Dallas wasn’t unexpected. He is “stepping back” from the ministry as his daughter Sarah Jakes Roberts and her husband Touré Roberts become the senior pastors. Jakes said in a statement that this is not a retirement. “This elevation is not a departure but a rebirth. I will never stop preaching and will continue to minister.
A Black Pope? Francis Made it a Possibility

1 month ago | stlamerican.com | Dorothy Boulware

He installed Washington, D.C.’s first Black cardinal, connected with America’s first Black president, and appointed three Black men who are in contention to succeed him. He condemned racism as a “sin,” visited poor Black communities, and ministered to imprisoned Black men.
Bishop T.D. Jakes Will Never Stop Preaching, But He's Stepping Back

1 month ago | washingtoninformer.com | Dorothy Boulware

**FILE** Bishop T.D. Jakes is stepping back from ministry at The Potter’s House in Dallas, though he plans to continue preaching and expanding his ministry to other areas that need his attention and energy. (Courtesy photo) This story was originally published online with Word In Black, a collaboration of the nation’s leading Black news publishers (of which the Informer is a member). It’s the end of an era — and a new beginning.
As services shrink, churches step up

2 months ago | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

In recent months, eggs have become shorthand for spiralling-out-of-control grocery prices. That’s why the Rev. Charlie E. Dates, senior pastor of Chicago’s Progressive and Salem Baptist churches, helped the joint congregations give away 40,000 of them — for free. As Dates leads congregants in the Windy City, the leadership of New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore hands out fresh vegetables and fruit to anyone who needs it.
Under Trump 2.0, it’s Hard - But Not Impossible - to Find Hope

2 months ago | theinnercitynews.com | Dorothy Boulware

In targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the federal government, President Donald Trump has seemingly begun to roll back decades of civil rights progress under the belief that DEI discriminates against white people. By Dorothy BoulwareTo paraphrase the American philosopher Thomas Paine, these are times that try the souls of Black America. A big reason is the return of President Donald Trump, and his push to erase the hard-won gains of the Civil Rights Movement.
Black American Sign Language is a Lifeline to the Sermon, Songs and Spirit of Service

Feb 5, 2025 | washingtoninformer.com | Dorothy Boulware

This story was originally published online with Word In Black, a collaboration of the nation’s leading Black news publishers (of which The Informer is a member). When Justina Taylor Miles broke the internet signing Rihanna’s 2023 Super Bowl performance last year, she wasn’t just interpreting — she was continuing a tradition of Black American Sign Language. On Sunday mornings, during worship at a Black church, the sign language interpreter is often the most animated person in the room.
Mental Health Archives

Jan 31, 2025 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware |Aria Brent |Ariyana Griffin |Tashi McQueen

The FDA has approved the first new drug in decades to treat chronic schizophrenia, which is effective and has fewer side effects than existing treatments, and could be beneficial to the Black community, where the rate of schizophrenia diagnoses is estimated to be up to five times higher than in the White community.
Rev. Dorothy Boulware introduces Rho Alpha Tau, a faith-based creative fraternity

Jan 28, 2025 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

In a season when the beginnings of the Divine Nine organizations are being celebrated, one founder’s day almost went unnoticed. On Jan. 15, 2023, Rho Alpha Tau Christian Writers Fraternity & Sorority was established for people of faith who are also creatives. It’s a one-of-a-kind fraternity and sorority, the seed of which was given to prolific author Dr. Kendra Norman Holmes Bellamy by the Lord–although it took her a few years to move on the vision.