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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2015
Page
4
Route 33 North and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio provides the mailing street address for the Athens Messenger. Phone contact is (740) 592 6612 and email submissions are directed to info athensmessenger.com for letters to the editor.
Editorial reflects on the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston South Carolina. It notes the church as a safe worship and community space and praises forgiveness as a path to healing while acknowledging the impact on Rev Clementa Pinckney and the broader black Christian tradition. It cites scholars on the church as cultural womb and mentions Pinckney as a state senator who backed police body cameras.
The Messenger invites readers to submit signed letters up to 400 words. Include name and hometown and provide a verification phone number. Mail to P O Box 4210 Athens OH 45701 or email shiggins athensmessenger.com. All letters may be edited for publication.
The Spokane NAACP chapter president Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who posed as Black for a decade, resigns amid controversy. Her case raises questions about transracial identity, white privilege, and the limits of civil rights work conducted under false pretenses.
The Vatican announced a new tribunal to judge bishops who fail to protect children from clergy abuse, with five years expected to develop protocols. Cardinal Sean O Malley helped propose the move, part of broader reforms following past reporting failures and civil settlements.
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