According to the AJC, about a quarter of DeKalb County’s residents went uncounted in the last census, causing the county to lose about $41 million in federal funding, County Commissioner Connie Stokes announced Wednesday. “That’s not good enough because that means dollars are left on the table,” DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis said Wednesday. That money […]
VIA: Elev8.com Could Seek First The Kingdom be the outfit that picks up where Cross Movement left off? While reminiscent of a new incarnation of The Roots, SFK has a refreshing vibe that crosses hip-hop, ministry, and musicianship to great effect on their new mixtape The Upper Room. Sometimes their sound is vintage and lo-fi. […]
VIA: The Christian Post A national media campaign to promote the authority of the Bible began running commercials on Fox News, FoxNews.com and MSNBC.com on Monday. The “I Am Not Ashamed” campaign, organized by apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis, will run commercials from March 1 to April 25 featuring individuals from different backgrounds, nationalities, ages […]
VIA: BET.com DMX is taking the gospel to the next level. X (born Earl Simmons) is set to perform at his church, Morning Star Sanctified Church in Glendale, Arizona for a “Gospel Rap Extravaganza” this weekend (March 6). Pastor Barbara King confirmed to TMZ.com that Simmons, who’s been a member of Sanctified for the past eight […]
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VIA: AJC.com Evelyn Lowery had to chuckle when she fielded yet another phone call from someone wondering why her 88-year-old husband, who just got out of the hospital two weeks ago for a blood clot, didn’t show up to speak at a GABEO event 78 miles away in Athens. “He just got out of the […]
VIA: WHIO-TV.com The national board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has called a meeting Saturday to consider removing Rev. Raleigh Trammell of Dayton, Ohio from the board. Dr. Arthur Rocker, a national board member, said the group will meet in Atlanta and take a vote on Trammell’s removal. The move follows allegations of misuse […]
UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MAR 3 AT 7:40 AM SCHOOL Banks Co Schools: Closed Today Cherokee County Schools: Delayed 2 Hours Wednesday Cherokee/North Carolina: Delayed 2 Hours Cobb County Schools: Delayed 2 Hours Dawson County Schools: Closed Today Fannin County Schools: Delayed 2 Hours Forsyth County Schools: Closed Today Franklin County Schools: Delayed 2 Hours Fulton County […]
VIA: JackandJillPolitics.com Last Friday afternoon as Black History Month drew to a close, President Barack Obama signed an executive order intended to strengthen the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. While every president since Carter has sought to help HBCUs, there’s something special about a black president supporting black higher education. Teaching […]
CNN is reporting that Golfer Tiger Woods is back at his Isleworth, Florida, home after a week of family counseling, a person with knowledge of his schedule told the network. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the athlete returned from Arizona, and is now working on getting back into a routine of golfing […]
VIA: Singersroom.com Grammy Award winning Gospel recording star Karen Clark Sheard graces the cover of the new issue of EEW Magazine. Saying she’s always been the “shy” one and “baby girl of the family,” Clark Sheard tells the magazine that she is looking forward to her first album under a joint venture with EMI, titled […]
Watch Cory “CoCo Brother” Condrey’s interview with Marvin Sapp on BET’s “Lift Every Voice”:
