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People For Leadership Statement on the Passing of Reverend Dr. Robert P. Shine, Sr., Co-Chair of African American Ministers In Action (AAMIA), a Project of People For the American Way

Washington, DC— Following the passing on January 4, 2022, of Reverend Dr. Robert Shine, co-chair of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action from 1997 until he passed this year, People For leaders released the following statements: “Reverend Robert Shine was a founding member of our African… Read More
African American Ministers In Action Joins PFAW in Supporting the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition and the For the People Act

African American Ministers In Action proudly supports the Declaration for American Democracy coalition and the For the People Act. AAMIA was among the faith-based advocates and congregations that entered a letter into the official record when the House Committee on Oversight and Reform considered the For the People Act. As we note, we can’t fix the issues that the faith community cares about the most until we fix our democracy. Read More
African American Ministers In Action Urges Congress to Protect Dreamers and TPS Recipients

Providing permanent relief to Dreamers and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is the right thing to do, not only for them, but also for the country. Yet President Trump and his anti-immigrant administration have time and again threatened these long-standing community members with deportation and forced them to live with great fear and uncertainty. We should ensure that protecting them is a top "first 100 days" priority for the incoming Congress. Read More
PFAW’s African American Ministers In Action Urges Senators to Reject Thomas Farr Nomination

Washington, D.C.—People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action (AAMIA) program, in coordination with North Carolina NAACP, today released an open letter to senators, urging them to reject the nomination of Thomas Farr to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench in North Carolina. More than 120 African… Read More
African American Ministers In Action Urges Senators to Ask Hard Questions of SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

People For the American Way's African American Ministers In Action and our faith-based, nontheist, and religious liberty allies are voicing our shared concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. So far, the evidence suggests that he would side with his "first judicial hero," the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and reject the notion that the Establishment Clause commands strict church-state separation. Read More
African American Ministers In Action Opposes Judicial Nominee Talley, Cites Anti-Muslim Views

Talley’s publicly-stated Islamophobic opinions demonstrate an unquestionable inability to be impartial with respect to the rights and religious freedom of American Muslims. These biased beliefs should disqualify him for a lifetime position as a federal district judge. Read More
African American Ministers In Action Condemns Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

WASHINGTON – As we enter the second week of Congressional hearings on President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Minister Leslie Watson Malachi, director of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action, released the following statement: “Across the board, Trump’s Cabinet nominees—whose records stand in opposition to the work… Read More
African American Ministers In Action Applauds Restoration of Voting Rights in Maryland

Today the Maryland State Senate overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s 2015 veto of legislation (HB 980/SB 340) restoring voting rights to 40,000 formerly incarcerated persons in the state, allowing them to register to vote after they are released. With the House having voted last month, the new law will finally go… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Featured This Week in Safe Schools Letter Campaign

The letter-a-day campaign for safe schools that PFAW is leading just finished another week, and now twenty groups have gone on record with Congress in support of safe schools legislation. Together, we are sending loud and clear the message that all students deserve far better than what they're getting when it comes to bullying and harassment in schools. PFAW's own African American Ministers in Action was one of this week's highlights. Read More
African American Ministers In Action Condemn Cuts to Ohio Early Voting

In response to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s announcement yesterday of early voting cutbacks, Reverend Dr. Tony Minor of Cleveland, a member of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action, said: “These changes blatantly discriminate against the African American community. Limiting early voting hours by… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Applauds Introduction of VRA Legislation

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s introduction of legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act, Minister Leslie Watson Malachi, Director of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action, released the following statement: “In its Shelby decision, the Supreme Court undermined some of the most important protections… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Condemn House GOP’s “Heartless” Vote to Slash Food Stamps

WASHINGTON – In response to the bill passed by House Republicans yesterday that cuts $39 billion over ten years from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action (AAMIA) released the following statement: The GOP’s vote to slash our… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Urges House to Pass Common-Sense Immigration Policy

People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action (AAMIA), a nationwide alliance of over 1,200 clergy, applauded the Senate passage of a bipartisan immigration policy yesterday. Minister Leslie Watson Malachi, director of AAMIA, released the following statement. “Our country must create real solutions for the millions… Read More
African American Ministers In Action Urges Pennsylvania Republicans to Drop Electoral Vote Rigging Plan

PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania civil rights and faith leaders held a press conference today to urge Pennsylvania Republicans to drop their plan to change the way the state apportions its electoral votes. Rev. Dr. Robert P. Shine, pastor of Berachah Baptist Church in Philadelphia and co-chair of People For the American… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Urge Common-Sense Measures to Combat Gun Violence

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – On Saturday, Rev. Dr. Welborn Preston, Pastor of the Temple of Life Worship Center, New Life Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, in Newport News, will speak on behalf of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action at a joint press conference calling for common-sense… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Praise Inclusion of Path to Citizenship in Bipartisan Senate Immigration Proposal

WASHINGTON – People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action today praised the bipartisan immigration framework unveiled today in the Senate, which includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and their children. “For too long, inadequate and inhumane immigration laws have hurt our immigrants and held all… Read More
PFAW’s African American Ministers In Action Equality Task Force Supports Marriage Equality Ballot Measures

This week the Equal Justice Task Force of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action released a statement in support of the marriage equality ballot measures in Maryland, Maine, and Washington and opposing a discriminatory marriage amendment in Minnesota. “At this moment in history, it is important… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Praise Confirmation of Paul Watford, Urge Continued Diversity in Obama’s Judicial Nominations

The Senate yesterday confirmed prominent Los Angeles attorney Paul J. Watford to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Watford, whose qualifications earned him the highest possible rating from the American Bar Association, becomes just the fourth African American ever to hold a seat on the Ninth Circuit. He… Read More
African American Ministers In Action Join with White House to Promote Jobs

Members of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action (AAMIA) were joined by White House officials on a telebriefing yesterday to discuss the administration’s efforts to create jobs and strengthen the American economy. “Creating jobs for unemployed and underemployed men and women across… Read More
African American Ministers in Action Reject Divisiveness of ‘The Call: Detroit’

On Friday, Nov. 11, right-wing activist Lou Engle and the group Transformation Michigan will host The Call: Detroit, a prayer rally whose stated purpose is to convert Muslims to Christianity to prevent what Transformation Michigan calls “the advance of the enemy.” When speaking with mainstream news… Read More