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The American Heart Association has joined with GMC, formerly the Gospel Music Channel and Music World Gospel to educate people about stroke through an online gospel singing competition. Most Powerful Voices, held now thru February 14, is engaging independent artists and choirs to compete on behalf of the American Heart Association’s Power To End Stroke […]
99 years ago, on November 17th, 1911, the fraternity Omega Psi Phi was founded by students Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman at Howard University. Several prominent African Americans have joined the ranks of Omega Psi Phi, including Vernon Jordan, adviser to Bill Clinton, political activist Jesse Jackson, basketball players Shaquille O’Neal […]
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Toni Braxton made a startling announcement yesterday while giving a speech during the 8th Annual Lupus L.A. Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel. “Take a look, this is what lupus looks like,” the six-time Grammy winner said with her mother and sisters at her side. Her admission to suffering from lupus is […]
AJC columnist Cynthia Tucker is reporting that Clark Atlanta University president Walter Broadnax made $1 million while the historically black institution was in financial trouble. Says Tucker: When Walter Broadnax took the helm of one of Atlanta’s historically black colleges — Clark Atlanta University — in 2002, the school, he said, was in financial trouble. […]
From Philly.com: As a morality play, Monday night’s football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Washington Football Team might have come up a moral or two short, but as theater, there couldn’t be many complaints. At least not in Philadelphia. The Eagles revisited former quarterback Donovan McNabb in his new home, and on […]
Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) held the inaugural National Action Network Triumph Awards on November 15, 2010 at Rose Hall in Jazz at Lincoln Center honoring those who have made a positive impact beyond their performance on stage, in the arts, in the community, and in their respective professions. Honorees included: Cathy Hughes, […]
A trailer for “Winnie” starring Jennifer Hudson has been released. The film follows Winnie Mandela, the wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela, played by Terrence Howard. It will capture her life from her meeting Nelson to how she survived throughout the years when her husband was imprisoned and she was accused of misconduct. Terrance […]
Sheree Whitfield of the “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” is in financial trouble once again. A few weeks ago we told you her Aston Martin was seized, well now a private investigator she hired to dig up dirt on her ex-husband during their divorce wants to garnish her check from the reality show. According to tmz.com, […]
On a recent appearance on Sirius XM’s “The Howard Stern Show” to promote his new show “The BeBe Experience,” which airs on the same satellite radio station, BeBe Winans made a revealing statement. During BeBe’s conversation with the controversial shock jock, the gospel star stated: “I’m not religious at all, but I believe in God […]
Lisa Page Brooks stands as one of the most recognizable voices in the gospel music industry today. With phenomenal vocal skill and passion, Lisa continues to electrify audiences in her concert appearances. The signature voice of the award winning female group “Witness” Lisa Page Brooks has been recording for more than fifteen years professionally. She […]
The Jackson brothers are launching a new clothing line honoring their former band with Michael, The Jackson 5. Called “J5,” the first collection will hit stores — including Urban Outfitters and Kitson — in the spring. The line will include replicas of the leather jackets Michael wore in the “Thriller” and “Beat It” videos for […]