It’s beginning to look and sound alot like Christmas as each moment draws closer to our individual winter wonderland festivities. Joining the highly anticipated season of giving are Gospel music stars BeBe & CeCe Winans. The Grammy-winning brother-sister duo is expected to appear not too far from the Richmond area together onstage during Evangel Cathedral’s […]
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Is the chocolate walnut finally going to crack? The Washington Post is reporting that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is “reassessing” whether or not to continue campaigning for the highest office in the land. The new development comes less than 24 hours after another woman, Ginger White, claimed to have had a 13-year affair with […]
by Sheilah Belle From (l to r) Keesha Brickhouse, Louise Buie, Kim Walker, Anthony Buie, The Belle, Phil Thornton, V. Michael McKay, Mark Taylor and Cedric Ballard When most people think of Gospel music, names like Albertina Walker, Evg. Shirley Caesar and Dr. Bobby Jones come to mind. Contemporary singers like Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, […]
The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards is set tol return to the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA for the second year in a row to host the 2012 event. The GMA Dove Awards has been named one of Gospel music’s biggest night of the year, featuring top artists representing Gospel and Christian music. The event will […]
by Sheilah Belle TBR — Jackson, MS — Maurette Brown Clark, often called “The Princess of Praise & Worship” makes an historic splash on the Billboard charts with her latest album, The Sound of Victory, garnering the highest album debut in her storied career thus far. Debuting at #7 on Billboard’s Gospel Chart, and rising […]
Dr. Conrad Murray was still null and void of any emotional response to the latest in the Michael Jackson death trial which as finally come to an end today. The physician who’s been linked to the King of Pop’s tragic and equally untimely death was given the maximum sentence of four years behind bars in […]
James Fortune is always well-dressed and well-groomed, but this Gospel superstar has a new look on the cover of Identity, his album with FIYA. He’s rocking a pair of glasses reminiscent of Malcolm X, and it’s nice to see him trying something a little different. Identity will be released on January 17th, 2012, and you […]
The case that everyone’s been watching is finally underway once again as Dr. Conrad Murray – the physician charged with involuntary manslaughter in association with the death of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson – is sentenced this afternoon. Watch the live stream of the sentencing below and be sure to check back in […]
Your favorite Gospel artists continue to crank out new music and albums, and here’s a look at who is releasing a new project, and when you can buy it. 12.06.11 Amber Bullock Thank You 12.06.11 J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise After This 12.06.11 Le’Andria Johnson Christmas Best 01.12.12 Brian Courtney Wilson So Proud January 2012 […]
WASHINGTON-Barbara Arnwine, the Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, claims that her house in Prince George’s County in Maryland was raided by a SWAT Team for no apparent reason. Arnwine is a well known Civil Rights lawyer who fights against voter suppression and voter I.D. laws. Voting Rights “Map Of […]
As the sluggish American economy continues to limp forward, many Black Americans from the public sector are getting pink slips. These layoffs are eroding much of what is left of the Black middle class. A recent article in The New York Times says: “Jobless rates among blacks have consistently been about double those of whites. […]
