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From the NY Times: Former President Bill Clinton was taken to a New York hospital on Thursday with chest pains, a White House official said. Mr. Clinton has had a history of heart trouble but it was uncertain how serious his condition was as doctors evaluated him. Douglas Band, counselor to Mr. Clinton, issued this […]

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in New York City, NBC News has confirmed.

Via:  Elev8.com // The definition of the word art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. Religious art was created in order to inspire and uplift. Over the years the primary look of religious symbols and art have reflected the Anglo-Saxon, blond, blue […]

Via:  Elev8.com // Last week, I had the pleasure of talking with R&B and gospel singer Coko about her newest album The Winner In Me which is packed with energetic party starters, uplifting worship anthems,  and guest turns from Israel Houghton, Kelly Price, Youthful Praise, and Canton Jones. If you missed the first part of […]

Via: Elev8.com // Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I know many are trying to figure out if they have what they need for that special person. Then there are those that don’t have to worry about that kind of stuff because there is no one to celebrate V-day with anyway. So why do […]

VIA REUTERS: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight — and likely to stay that way all their lives — President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it. Obama signed an executive order […]

VIA: People The Rev. Ricky Kirton, the pastor who performed the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, has a message for the troubled couple: “Forgive each other. Be there for each other, and it will work out.” After learning of the pair’s marital troubles, which came to light after the pro-golfer’s Thanksgiving car crash, […]

Via:  NewsOne.com // While Drew Brees is getting a lot of attention after winning the Super Bowl and has done the traditional Disney World commercial, New Orleans Saints defensive captain, Jonathan Vilma, has other plans. Vilma told reporters that he would go to Haiti after the Super Bowl to help out in earthquake relief. Here’s […]

Via:  TheUrbanDaily.com // It looks like Reggie Bush is getting married… From ESPN.com Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football’s most thrilling title games. Brees tied a Super Bowl record with […]

Via: CNN.com The word “billion” is thrown around a lot come Super Bowl time, but much like the big game, the potential audience and ad revenues don’t always live up to expectations. It’s indisputable that the National Football League’s last hurrah each season dwarfs all other single sporting events in terms of ad sales, but […]

Via:  Eurweb.com *“It was like mind-blowing. At first I couldn’t believe it,” said Sipokazi Nxumalo, one of 19 founding members of the Soweto Gospel Choir, about winning their first Grammy Award. “There are 26 members (including band and dancers) and 90% of us have been together since the beginning. Seven or eight have moved on…” […]

Via:  NewsOne.com // Jeff Paul, a Haitian student and president of the Haitian American Student Association at Medgar Evers College. NEW YORK – Every payday, Jeff Paul sent whatever dollars he could spare to his mother and little brother back home in Haiti. They’ve become even more desperate since the Jan. 12 earthquake, compounded by thieves, […]