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VIA THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Like at a lot of publications, Newsweek was forced to start its week over when the earthquake hit Haiti. Give the magazine credit for an artful recovery. The Washington Post Co.-owned publication has tapped President Barack Obama to pen a cover story on Haiti for the Jan. 25 issue hitting […]
Via: NewsOne.com // PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful new earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest aftershock yet to the Jan. 12 quake. The extent […]
Via: NewsOne.com // After celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day most of us go back to business as normal. I challenge you to not do that this year. In fact I suggest that you continue his dream by helping one of the Top 10 Charities below. Your tax refund is around the corner. Instead of […]
Via: Elev8.com // The common question today is “What is the Best Diet to follow?” My answer is always the same and one that shocks many people. “The best diet to follow is to follow NO diet at all.” I’m here to tell you that diets do not work. They are one of the most […]
Via: SingersRoom.com Vickie Winans, Hezekiah Walker, Smokie Norful, Donnie McClurkin and Mary Mary lead the pack of winners at the 25th annual Stellar Awards this weekend. Hosted by Kirk Franklin, Vickie Winans and Donnie McClurkin, this year’s Stellar Awards also featured performances from Dottie Peoples, Shirley Caesar, Marvin Sapp, Byron Cage, Donnie McClurkin and Tramaine […]
*Congratulations go out to Mo’Nique for winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in the movie Precious! Although Gabby was SLIGHTED, I was happy with the fact that Mo won. Via: TheUrbanDaily.com // Mo’Nique took home the Best Supporting Actress award presented at last night’s 67th Golden Globes awards. Mo’Nique was a […]
Over five million listeners tune in to hear Yolanda Adams’s Points of Power, a segment in her daily radio show that inspires people by applying biblical truths to present-day realities. In her first book, Yolanda Adams transfers that winning segment into a reader’s delight. In this highly accessible manual for daily living, she shares stories […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From AJC.com: The 20-month construction clock began ticking for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington late last month. Those running the nonprofit in charge of raising money and building the newest addition to the National Mall plan to open the four-acre site in late summer or early fall next […]
Via: NewsOne.com // WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will spend much of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrating the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Following a Monday morning meeting with senior advisers, the president and first lady Michelle Obama will participate in a public-service event. Later at the White House, Obama will host a […]
Via: NewsOne.com // PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Drumbeats called the faithful to a Sunday Mass behind mounds of rubble and amid the few remaining walls of Port-au-Prince’s destroyed Roman Catholic cathedral to listen to a sermon in a scene resembling the Apocalypse. “Why give thanks to God? Because we are here,” said the Rev. Eric Toussaint. […]
Via: NewsOne.com // Washington Watch’s Roland Martin spoke to a panel about what dialogues about race have been looking like since the election of Barack Obama. While one white activist firmly stated, “We are NOT in post-racial America,” he agreed with Roland that continued conversations on this topic are necessary and healthy. WATCH it here: […]
Via: NewsOne.com // PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – With food, water and other aid flowing intoHaiti in earnest, relief groups and officials are focused on moving the supplies out of the clogged airport and to hungry, haggard earthquake survivors in the capital. Haiti’s government alone has already recovered 20,000 bodies — not counting those recovered by independent […]
