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Deion Sanders used his Facebook page to announce his divorce from wife Pilar. Here  is what he had to say: To My Friends and Family, Pilar and I have decided to end our marriage and move on to the next phase of our individual lives with mutual respect. We are friends and our top priority […]

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When I went to the screening of Spike Lee’s movie Malcolm X , Rodney King was sitting in the front row and I was seated next to Alice Walker. At that time he was the proof of what Black men had been saying for so long: The police are trying to kill us unjustly and […]

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A Christian group recently endorsed Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, by describing her as “biblically qualified” to be the next President of the United States. The group is encouraging Republicans to caucus for Bachmann in Iowa. A City In The Midwest That Black People Love Former Iowa state Rep. Danny Carroll of Grinnell spoke on […]

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Brandy may be hard at work on her new album with the talented Frank Ocean, but that doesn’t take up all her time. The young songstress has explored acting roles in Tyler Perry’s “The Marriage Counselor” and “90210.” Now, she opened up to Billboard.com about her character in BET’s “The Game.” Mary J Blige Breaks […]

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I believe that everything happens in divine order.  It’s just that sometimes we do things to have the experience.  Sometimes we do things out of ignorance; we just don’t know that there could be another way Why God Loves Tim Tebow More Than Any Other NFL Player [ORIGINAL] It’s time to leave when: 1.  There […]

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Kmart workers across the country are witnessing a strange phenomenon. Anonymous donors are helping complete strangers pay for their layaway accounts this holiday season. Customers in Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana and Montana have gotten calls from their local Kmart letting them know someone paid off their account.Kmart executives aren’t sure if it’s an organized event, […]

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2011 was a year with so many great Gospel songs, but which song did fans vote as the Best of the Year in the Digital Gospel Music Awards, presented by Elev8!

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Fred Hammond has been criticized by some for making a “love” album, but in this interview, he explains why it makes perfect sense for a Christian to do this. In this video found on 1-800Gospel.com, he talks about the biblical connection to making love songs, and what it was like for him to go through […]

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After 10 years of marriage, NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are getting a divorce. Vanessa filed today (December 16th) citing irreconcilable differences, and the end of their union will be completed legally in 2012. Kobe and Vanessa have two daughters, Natalia Diamante (8 years old) and Gianna Maria-Onore (5 years old). […]

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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” is a Christmas song written in October 1962 with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair were married at the time, and wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has […]

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All of this talk of “poor black kids” and technology has me reflecting on my own “get out of the ghetto and into graduate school” trajectory. I was a poor black kid once. But I eventually went on to earn a B.A. in English, an M.A. in Russian, an M.S. in multimedia journalism, acceptance into […]

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ORLANDO-The death of FAMU drum major, Robert Champion, has been ruled a homicide by The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office. There is now word as to who if any members of the FAMU band will be charged in his death. Champion was a graduate of Southwest DeKalb High School. CF News 13 reports: In a […]