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The newest cast member of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is getting married this weekend. Cynthia is marrying Atlanta businessman, restauranteur and entrepreneur Peter Thomas today in Atlanta. And of course Bravo will be taping the event. Here’s a snippet of the press release sent by Cynthia’s publicist: Model Cynthia Bailey, one of the newest […]
From the Denver Post: Megachurch, meet microchurch. Growing numbers of Coloradans believe the tiny house church, also called a simple church or an organic church, might be the mightier transformer of Christian lives. A recliner becomes a pulpit. A sofa and some armchairs serve as pews. Where two or more people are gathered in his […]
From London(ANI): American actor Morgan Freeman paid tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela on his 92nd birthday by joining a group of bikers for a charity road trip across the country. Mandela celebrated his 92nd birthday on 18th July 2010. His fans all over world devoted 67 minutes to mark the 67 years […]
From the New York Times: President Obama on Thursday urged Shirley Sherrod, the black Georgia Agriculture Department official whose firing and subsequent offer of rehiring this week renewed a conversation about politics and race, to continue “her hard work on behalf of those in need,” the White House said. Mr. Obama reached Ms. Sherrod by […]
From EW.com: CBS has announced it has ordered a new daytime talk show co-hosted by Holly Robinson Peete, Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini, and Marissa Jaret Winokur for the upcoming fall season. The format of the show will resemble “The View,” with the co-hosts discussing various current events but from a motherhood […]
From the AJC.com: President Barack Obama will make a rare fund-raising trip to Atlanta next month for the Democratic National Committee and Organizing America, the successor grassroots organization to Obama’s ‘08 campaign effort. Click here to see the invite. RELATED: President Obama On Father’s Day: “Time To Honor The Men Who Raised Us” RELATED: In […]
From CNN.com: Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from her government job in Georgia based on incomplete and misleading reports of a speech she gave, has been offered a new job by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. But, she said Thursday she is “not so sure.” “I’m not so sure that going back to the […]
Black TV Moms have always have had their very own dynamic. From the way they walked, to the way they handled their children and their husbands. This same uniqueness is what sparked a generation of women now who are now mothers and wives and in some way or another, have taken certain principles from these […]
Photo: Michael Cunningham After Hellobeautiful.com published 30 Black Female Leaders You Should Know About, which we shared with you, HB was delighted to hear from A’Lelia Bundles, the great-great-granddaughter and biographer of Madam CJ Walker. Bundles granted HB an interview to talk about the life of Madam Walker, her own career and the importance of […]
From the AJC.com: Former Gov. Roy Barnes successfully completed the first step of his political redemption tour Tuesday, handily winning the Democratic nomination for his old job. Almost eight years after being ousted by Sonny Perdue and becoming the first Democrat to lose a governor’s race to a Republican in modern Georgia history, Barnes overwhelmed […]
We recently ran a list of the 30 Black Female Leaders You Should Know About. Because there are lots of great female African American leaders, here are 30 more! 1. Mae Jemison Mae Jemison has gone farther than most people, let alone most black women. Jemison became the first African American astronaut in space when […]
Tramaine Hawkins spoke with Vickie Winans on our affiliate station, Philadelphia’s Praise 103.9 – her first interview since the passing of her legendary ex-husband and father of her children, Bishop Walter Hawkins. Listen to the interview here: RELATED: Walter Hawkins (1949 – 2010) A Life Truly Fulfilled