Henry

Reverend Dorinda G. Henry is the Founder of RIZE Fellowship, Inc., and the creator of On The Other Side of Midnight - a progressive, and at times, controversial, Christian blog. She is a long time human rights and social justice activist, whose voice on human dignities, LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS, women, children, low-wealth and other marginalized communities has been relentless and unwavering.

She holds a Bachelors Degree in Theology/Religious Studies from Seattle University, and a Masters in Theological Studies, with a Certificate in Black Church Studies from Emory University, Candler School of Theology. Academic, religious and community-based circles have praised her Masters Thesis; I, Too, Sing Songs of Freedom: A Theo-Sociological Praxis Toward an Emancipatory Ethic for the Black Church and its Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Members. Her work inspired the "Dear Martin Letter" that ran in the January 17, 2005 issue of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Atlanta Daily World and has since been reprinted widely among internet and other resources. The thesis was also selected by the American Academy of Religion & the Society of Biblical Literature for presentation at its 2006 National Conference in Washington, DC.

Rev. Henry has been most sought after for her presentations on human rights, AIDS in the African American community and Sexuality and the Black Church. In June 2009, as the Chaplain for the Names Project, she traveled to Windhoek, Namibia to display portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. It was the first time the "Quilt" was viewed in Namibia and nearly 10 years since first viewed on the Continent of Africa. Rev. Dorinda G. Henry is a passionate advocate whose life as a social, cultural and political organizer demonstrates her personal diligence, tenacity, resilience and the practical application of her spiritual beliefs as she encounters issues of injustice.

Rev. Dorinda G. Henry is also the author of a novel loosely based upon her life, entitled; Bulldagger - now available for download at Amazon.com for your Kindle, PC, iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices. She is also the author of two upcoming works entitled; BISHOP (Publication pending), and THE BLACK WOMAN'S COTTON PATCH VERSION of the BIBLE (Publication pending).