Undoubtedly one of the company’s biggest events ever, TV One announced their upcoming releases for 2011 with their first ever “Upfront” event. Over 200 industry executives braved the icy, New York City streets today to see network stars like Toccarra, LisaRaye, Roland Martin, Tatyana Ali, and a host of others at the luxurious, world-renowned Cipriani […]
Now that Marriott is starting to phase out porn in its new hotels, Hotel Check-In checked in with Omni Hotels to see what being porn-free has meant to the Dallas-based luxury hotel chain. The hot topic of the moment is corporate responsibility to stop encouraging addiction and abuse in any form. Hotel boards have been […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him” (Genesis 26:12, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria One time Isaac was in a famine. There was a great drought in the land, but Isaac went out and planted crops right in the middle […]
North Carolina — The White House used First Lady Michelle Obama to roll out news today that Charlotte, N.C., will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. “I am thrilled to make sure you are the first to hear some very exciting news,” Obama wrote in an email to members of President Obama’s campaign organization, Organizing […]
Today begins the celebration of Black History Month. No matter what your opinion is of this celebration, our yearly recognition is here. Let’s share and embraced these 28 days focused on amazing individuals and accomplishments to the fullest. Do you know how Black History Month originated? If you know or may know briefly, here’s what […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “The LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes” (Psalm 118:23, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria I love David’s attitude in today’s verse. He was declaring the goodness of God and bragging on His faithfulness! We need to always remember that every blessing in our life is from […]
Mary Mary is hitting the road and going on tour with BeBe & CeCe Winans for the “Still Something Big Tour”. This event is in celebration of the 5-time Stellar award winning project Still from Bebe & Cece Winans and Something Big, the forthcoming release from Mary Mary. The tour kicks off on April with stops […]
ATLANTA — Filmmaker Spike Lee joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing a call Monday for more black men to become teachers, making their plea at the country’s only all-male historically black college. The two took part in a town hall meeting at Atlanta’s private Morehouse College just a week after President Barack Obama urged […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 28:2, ESV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Our God is a rewarder of those who seek Him! When you keep God first place and do your best to honor Him, […]
ATLANTA — In his first interview since four young men accused him of sexual misconduct, Bishop Eddie Long spoke to the media about hope and the future. He agreed to answer a few questions following the Trumpet Awards prayer breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. First, Long’s representatives made it clear that he would not […]
Futuristic, funkdafied and full of praise and worship: if you have a hard time connecting those adjectives with sanctified music, then perhaps you’ve never heard the phenomenal Deitrick Haddon. Ever since his professional debut in the 1995 with The Voices of Unity, the 37-year-old Detroit native has taken his elastic vocal range and enthusiastically-eclectic production […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria God has ordained seasons and cycles in our lives. Sometimes, when our dreams aren’t coming to pass on our timetable, we can be tempted to get frustrated. But we have to […]