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

As services shrink, churches step up

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

2 months 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). 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

2 months ago | 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

2 months ago | 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.
As L.A. burns, Asheville is still recovering from Hurricane Helene

2 months ago | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

With the unprecedented wildfires in Los Angeles killing dozens of people and burning thousands of homes, survivors are facing the reality of grieving and rebuilding. It’s a reality that residents of Asheville, North Carolina, know all too well. It’s been nearly four months since Hurricane Helene ravaged the region, and residents are still recuperating from its effects. People were without electricity and water, and many had to abandon their homes, at least temporarily.
Video of church shaming unwed pregnant woman sparks heated backlash

Jan 22, 2025 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

It started with a Jan. 5 live stream of a church service on Facebook. In it, a young woman, fighting back tears, stands in front of her church congregation, publicly confesses she is pregnant and unmarried, and then apologizes for it. The church applauds her short revelation, and then her pastor proclaims that neither the church nor her own mother can host a baby shower or any celebration of new life — and better not attend one, either.
How to handle grief during the holidays

Dec 30, 2024 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

By Rev. Dorothy S. BoulwareGrief is something everyone identifies with. The scientific definition might not emerge at the moment, but everyone can immediately identify with loss on some level. To have had something valuable in one moment and in the next, to have it taken away. A loved one. A relationship. A precious pet. Or maybe a job. Or a house. Some of us have even experienced the loss of youth or a dream.
Watch Night: Escorting the New Year in with prayer

Dec 29, 2024 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

By Rev. Dorothy S. BoulwareOn Dec. 31, 1862, cloaked by what likely was a cold, dark night in the dead of winter, groups of Americans of African descent — some free, others still enslaved — gathered together in secret. As a bloody war over their place in the nation raged, the African Americans took part in an age-old religious tradition of Wesleyan origin, marking the end of one calendar year and the beginning of another with prayer and reflection.
African American carols: A musical celebration of faith

Dec 21, 2024 | afro.com | Dorothy Boulware

Many songs celebrating the holiday are written by African Americans — people we know — and whose music has always given us life. By Rev. Dorothy S. BoulwareChristmas Carols, like all hymns, tell the story of our faith and give us an avenue with which to rehearse that faith. Of course, with carols, it’s all about the story of Jesus’ birth, Mary and Joseph, the stable setting, the scholars who dropped by, the animals who held court, and the angels who serenaded the entire company.