By Sheilah Belle (In photo Elroy Smith and The Belle) Nashville, TN — The Stellar Gospel Music Awards once again returned to Music City USA with a bang!  Everyone from Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Deitrick Haddon, Kim Burrell, CeeCee Winans, Vickie Winans, Israel Houghton, BeBe Winans, Brian Courtney Wilson, J. Moss, Troy Sneed, Alvin Darling, Forever […]

LeCrae once again reclaims his place at the top of the charts.

This weekend the  2011 Stellar Awards for Excellence in Gospel  were handed out.  This year’s event was hosted by Donnie McClurkin.

Was there a better decade for black films than the 1970’s, when the Blaxploitation era was in full effect? Though it was a controversial era for African-Americans, Blaxploitation cinema was a creatively rich period that broke down racial barriers for many black actors and filmmakers. Names like Richard Roundtree, Pam Grier, and Melvin Van Peebles […]

Michael G. Hawkins, Petersburg, VA native, has mastered the sound of heavenly jazz. His musical experiences include playing at numerous events such as community events, weddings and receptions, etc. He has participated with groups that have opened for performers such as gospel recording superstar, Ms. Shirley Caesar. One memorable moment in his life involved playing […]

Press Release – For Immediate Release January 18, 2011 Delegate Herring works to Help Restore Voting Rights Richmond, VA- In conjunction with several community groups and Members of the House of Delegates, Delegate Charniele Herring (VA-46), sponsor of HJ 543- a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for non-violent ex-felons, will be hosting her third […]

We all have endured heartache and challenges over the years. But far too often, we focus so much on the bad that has happened that we sometimes forget the good. In spite of every challenge that you have endured, take a moment to celebrate the fact that you are still here and you are STILL […]

Washington — Bam is back. The President has matched his highest approval rating in more than a year, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Fifty-four percent of Americans approve of Obama’s job performance. Support for him hasn’t been this high since April 2010 after he signed the health care reform bill into law […]

As the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, one of the oldest and largest Holiness-Pentecostal denominations in the world, with an estimated membership of six million people in fifty seven nations across the globe, I write in support of the law and urge Congress not to repeal the law or pass any […]

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Spiritual maturity isn’t measured by how long you’ve been a Christian, how much you know, or how often you go to church. Spiritual maturity is measured by […]

On January 19, 1918 John H Johnson, publisher of “Ebony Magazine” and “Jet” was born. In 1982 he became the first African-American to appear on the Forbes 400.