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Mother’s Day is especially dedicated to God’s beautiful creation – mother, because she deserves recognition and appreciation for being a significant part of our lives. It is hard to think about the world without her, because she is the creator; a person who knows only to shower unconditional love on her children and pray for […]
From BlackVoices.com: Terrence Howard has been tapped to play opposite Jennifer Hudson as South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela in the movie titled ‘‘Winnie.’ The Academy Award winning ‘Dreamgirls’ star was previously announced in the lead role of Winnie Mandela. The film will be directed by Darrell J. Roodt, from a script based on the Anne Marie du […]
From Billboard: “Touring” carries a different meaning for singer Karen Clark-Sheard these days. The gospel legend and native Detroiter is on the road in the hit play “Church Girl” while promoting her fifth album, “All in One,” out this week. The release signals Clark-Sheard’s first solo project in four years and her first album on […]
From shape.com: We gave the world’s simplest workout a makeover and created a plan that takes walking— and your body—from ho-hum to va-va-voom. The secret behind our strategy: When you walk at a quick clip, you zap as many calories as you would jogging. Add in hills or stairs and you boost the burn while […]
From the AFP: PARIS — Historians and anti-racism campaigners are to urge the countries that oversaw and profited from the Atlantic slave trade to recognise it as a crime against humanity, opening the way for reparations. Next week, activists are to send a letter to the leaders of Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain […]
From apartmenttherapy.com: Bathrooms are the most private public spaces in a home. It’s the place where some of your most private activities take place, the place where you hide your private self from the world (medications, glasses, your tooth whitener) and yet it also gets shared by visitors, friends and acquaintances alike who may or […]
Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe is celebrating her 27th birthday today and all she wants is a guest appearance on the hit TV show “Glee.” “I’m going to get my nails done!” Sidibe told PEOPLE at the American Cancer Society’s Choose You initiative luncheon in New York Wednesday. “It’s fun to get a little pampered on […]
From the Washington Post: As several states with active “tea party” groups prepare to hold important primary elections this month, the movement is struggling to overcome accusations of racism that are tinting perceptions of this loose network of conservatives. “We don’t want the worst elements to take this over,” said Brendan Steinhauser, campaign director for […]
From BlackDoctor.org: Thank goodness the weather is heating up. With this most welcome change, women of color may need to re-evaluate their hair care routines to make sure their hairstyles don’t poof or wilt. Highly textured hair has a natural tendency to be dry, it’s important to adhere to a moisturizing regimen during the hottest […]
From AccessAtlanta.com: Kenny Leon, the Atlanta director who has dedicated his career to work that tears down the barriers that divide people, was nominated Tuesday for a Tony Award for “Fences.” Leon’s best director nomination was one of 10 received by the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s drama, including nods for stars Denzel Washington and […]
From S2SMagazine.com: Steve Harvey held a black-tie affair last night in New York to support young men. Steve and Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” hosted the 1st Annual Steve Harvey Foundation Gala at Cipriani Restaurant. The event was a fundraiser for his mentoring weekends aimed at guiding young Black men down the right path. […]
From STLToday.com: KETTERING, Ohio — Bilal Momin watched as one family member after another succumbed to a genetic and degenerative kidney disease. In 2006, Momin, the associate minister of Freedom-Hill Baptist Church in Dayton, thought he was next. But, as Momin tells it, one of his flock in the congregation approached him one day and […]