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Among the outspoken African-American political and social figures that have criticized President Obama for not doing more for black Americans in these tough economic times, Al Sharpton has emerged as the voice of support for Obama’s presidential initiatives designed to help all Americans. According to an article written for The Wall Street Journal, “President Barack […]
According to Billboard, next week is shaping up to be a great one for singer/pastor Marvin Sapp. It’s looking like Sapp will earn the highest debut as his new album “Here I Am” is expected to sell as many as 70,000 copies by week’s end on Sunday, March 21. That sales figure may place the […]
VIA: Washington Post Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on corporate food giants such as Coca-Cola, General Mills and Kraft Foods to step up efforts to produce more healthful food and then market that, rather than junk food, to children. Speaking at a meeting of the Grocery Manufacturers Association on Tuesday, Obama said she hopes to […]
All in Atlanta this weekend for their “Soul Food” reunion on the “Mo’Nique Show” (watch the clip below), the cast of Showtime’s “Soul Food” also got back together and had a dinner party at Atlanta’s Uptown lounge. Those in attendance included: Malinda Williams, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker, Vanessa Williams, and Teri J. Vaughn. Check […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSVz2-7ji51/?tagged=herbertzelmyrafisher VIA: MSN Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of New Bern, N.C., hold the world record for life in wedded bliss: 85 years. He’s 104, and she’s 101. On their May 13 anniversary, they will join an elite club: the longest marriages on record. One couple got a big head start on their marriage. You must […]
VIA: New York Times Charles Moore, a photographer who braved physical peril to capture searing images — including lawmen using dogs and fire hoses against defenseless demonstrators — that many credit with helping to propel landmark civil rights legislation, died on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 79. His daughter Michelle Moore Peel […]
The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate and Sony have teamed up for what is a record setting deal that’s being valued at as much as $250 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal, which guarantees MJ’s estate $200 million, calls for 10 more Michael Jackson albums to be released in the next seven […]
VIA: USA Today Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he will begin his 2010 season at the April 8-11 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Here is his statement: “The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away […]
Stellar-award winning former Commissioned singer Marvin Sapp’s new album Here I Am is certain to be a hit based on the strength of the already-proven first single “The Best In Me.” According to Elev8.com, Amazon MP3’s special “Daily Deal” for today happens to be a full download of Marvin’s “The Best In Me” that comes […]
VIA: CNN.com The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan. The president’s push came as the House of Representatives prepared […]
VIA: New York Times The villains of history seem relatively easy to understand; however awful their deeds, their motives remain recognizable. But the good guys, those their contemporaries saw as heroes or saints, often puzzle and appall. They did the cruelest things for the loftiest of motives; they sang hymns as they waded through blood. […]
VIA: New York Times COLUMBIA, S.C. — Neighbors were chagrined last week when the police here found the body of a 75-year-old woman who had frozen to death, alone in her house, during unexpectedly frigid weather. But they were shocked this week when they learned that the woman, Juanita W. Goggins, had been a civil […]