If you had not seen it with your own eyes, you’d swear you had just awakened from a bad dream, one in which a sitting president of the United States of America shared on his official White House account a meme depicting a former president and his wife as apes. You may have wanted to pinch yourself. But, as the seconds faded into minutes, you knew it was real. Such were the sullen aftereffects of a symbolic American racial apocalypse in the twenty-first century in the form a t

In pursuit of our goal to help young males achieve a greater degree of personal and academic success, we are launching an initiative to foster a love for reading among our target demographic. It's called  Read and Reward ! And it's just that: We are challenging scholars to read a book this summer (2026) and get rewarded for it! This initiative will be channeled directly through your campus; the selected text for the program (see brochure) will be shipped to your office.  The

In 2025, the publication The Lancet published an article detailing the disparities in mental health for Black Americans that lead to unfavorable health outcomes and “increased morbidity from mental illness due to centuries of racism.” Read: In the aggregate, Black Americans are literally dying from the centuries-old effects of racism. Mental stress is the new silent killer of Africans in America. Only now, with the second inauguration of Donald Trump, our stress is no longer

In Why We Can't Wait , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. trumpeted the urgent need for immediate action against the forces of racial injustice, particularly in the context of those who were urging cautious restraint and to "pump the brakes", as Dr. King put it. Similarly, as the nation recently watched in horror as two civilians were gunned down by masked armed ICE agents in Minnesota, we are faced with the same moral dilemma as our civil rights forebears. This is a dark moment in

In pursuit of our goal to help young males achieve a greater degree of personal and academic success, we are launching an initiative to foster a love for reading among our target demographic. It's called  Read and Reward ! And it's just that: We are challenging scholars to read a book this summer (2026) and get rewarded for it! This initiative will be channeled directly through your campus; the selected text for the program (see brochure) will be shipped to your office.  The

The prophet Jeremiah preaches against the backdrop of unjust and unrepentant attitudes. The loyal covenant-keeping people were being victimized by ruthless powerbrokers. Jeremiah, seeking clarity, approaches God and wonders aloud, "Why do the wicked prosper?" Jeremiah's question reverberates across time (Psalm 37), and even into the modern century. We struggle with questions of power relations, where the rich seem to get richer, the poor even poorer. God queries the prophet:

In John's gospel, Jesus prays for unity of believers, asking for believers to be one with God and one another as a powerful witness to the world. On this weekend in which we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we must ponder if we are living up to Jesus's prayer as well as our collective progress in the struggle for peace and justice. Dr. Drew Dellinger, former Scholar in Residence, MLK Institute at Standford University, writes: "At the heart of Dr.

Our ministry theme is reflective of three unique aspects of the ministry of Jesus Christ. Christ declared the coming of God's kingdom on earth; Christ dismantled human structures arrayed against the disinherited; Christ discipled the heart, his disciples and continues to disciple the church. Jesus' Declaration Was Unequivocal To declare is to acknowledge possession of; to make known or to reveal. In Luke 4:18, Jesus Christ announced his ministry and its attendant parameter

Scripture tells us to appreciate the "now", as opposed to the "tomorrow" we cannot control. Even if our now is clouded with trepidation and uncertainty, there is repose within. If you are reading this, you saw a sunrise. God willing, you will see a sunset. What to do in between these God-inspired beautiful poles of life? Create an intention of gratitude. Be thankful. Be grateful. Know that you are blessed beyond measure. This is the victory of the moment which seizes the day

Join the Charley and Dorothy Croomes Foundation for our 2025 Dorothy J. Croomes Memorial Socks for the Homeless Drive.  Our goal for this campaign is to double the number of 9,174 unhoused men, women, and children in the Valley to whom we give out socks. The drive launches Monday, December 1, through Friday, December 19, 2025. You can help by donating and/or dropping off white crew socks at 220 N. 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034. For more information, email: info@pastorwe

On April 5, 2025, millions of people will march in protest of the attempts to dismantle the federal government, and advocate for the...

Donate $10 toward our Spring Literacy Campaign and allow our scholars to receive a custom-made Born 2 Soar tee! You will also support...

In 1992, Dr. Richard Majors, along with Dr. Janet Mancini Billson, co-authored a book called Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in...

In 1946, Howard Thurman, then the Dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University, in his essay The Fascist Masquerade , wrote: " The bitter truth is that the Church has permitted the various hate-inspired groups in our common life to establish squatter's rights in the minds of believers because there has been no adequate teaching of the meaning of the faith in terms of human dignity and worth. " Dr. Thurman was treating a larger issue about which he was asked to reflect upon: "Th

This Monday, January 20, 2025, on the annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Pastor W. Eric Croomes Ministries (PWEC...

The following essay was originally published as a lead up to the King Day celebration circa 2023. Since then, things have only gotten...

"The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them and delivers them..." Psalm 34:17 Black men aren't terrorists. Black men have been the...

Pastor W. Eric Croomes Ministries Title : Written on the Heart Scripture : Jeremiah 31: 27-34, Hosea 2: 16-20, Luke 22:14-20 Thought to...

A KNEE FOR CHRIST: UNWAVERING COMMITMENT IN A TOXIC CULTURE Pastor W. Eric Croomes Ministries Title : A Knee for Christ: Unwavering...

Note: This article originally published in 2012 We’ve all heard of her; she’s been crooned, immortalized and hyped since the beginning of...