Inspirational

World Champion Boxer Laila Ali and husband Curtis Conway welcomed their second child Sydney Conway early Monday morning.  She tweeted the good news about her new bundle of joy later Monday afternoon.

This past Sunday on “60 Minutes” the voice of a woman’s prayers were heard.There’s a street in Harlem that comes alive every Saturday with the sound of gospel music. You won’t find any church there – just a brownstone full of teenagers and the woman who draws them in. In 2006, legendary writer and producer […]

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the 43 years since King’s assassination, African-Americans have made tremendous progress, and the legacy of Dr. King has continued to live strong. Today, a short distance from where King delivered his famed “I Have a Dream” speech, […]

If there is one thing in life we are guaranteed is those things will change. How we react to change is what builds our character. Change is what allows us to become the people we want to be and need to be. There is a process to becoming different. There is a process to dealing […]

Today begins Autism Awareness Month.  Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills.  Actress, talk show host and mother of four, Holly Robinson-Peete recently shared on CBS afternoon show, THE TALK about her family’s journey with son RJ […]

by Sheilah Belle TBR — Dallas, TX — Tom Joyner’s Fantastic Voyage set sail from Galveston, Texas on Sunday, March 20, with over three thousand passengers. The first music presentation of the evening was the Gospel Service, hosted by Ambassador Bobby Jones and headlined by the great Fred Hammond. The concert room was filled with music […]

By Sheilah Belle Richmond, VA – Radio One Richmond, WPZZ-FM, Praise 104.7 FM, Your Inspiration Station, hosted their Annual St. Jude Radiothon on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 from 6a-7p. The broadcast began during The Yolanda Adams Morning Show from 6a-10a, along with Program Director Reggie B giving updates from the Richmond Market and holding it […]

Rick Diamond/Getty Kirk Franklin gave the nations capital a spiritually uplifting show at his album listening event at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. In return, the local youth showed Kirk how to get down with some Gospel Go-Go.

During a recent trip to the mall, I was taken aback by a mother daughter shopping team. I could hear them before I saw them even though the little girl could not have been more than eight years old. As I listened to the little girl’s series of disrespectful rants and tantrums, I was reminded […]

Kirk Franklin Sat down with Elev8.com to discuss Generation X and why they have lost their sense of believing. “Hello Fear,” is meant to change the lost souls of our youth and introduce them to a light they have never seen. check it out below… http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:312,p:”1763″,s:1237331,tbid:”32″});

Kirk Franklin gives us another sneak peek into the studio as he works on his latest single “Before I Die.” Check it out below…

by Sheilah Belle TBR — New York, NY — After two weeks of a successful promotional run, Franklin is preparing to release his 12th CD, noe in stores. In addition to rehearsing for his tour with Steve Harvey, shooting a new movie and music video; promoting the paperback version of his New York Times bestseller, […]