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Via:  NewsOne.com // U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history. The response to the devastating earthquake produced the highest amount of mobile donations “that we have ever seen,” said […]

Via:  NewsOne.com // WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday that “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island’s devastating earthquake. Obama said the U.S. government is initially directing $100 million toward the relief effort, a figure he […]

// Via:  NewsOne.com With the  suffering coming from our brothers and sisters in Haiti you are left wondering how to deal with it. Tragedy and pain are disorienting. We don’t want to experience either, yet life keeps bringing them on. Our egos try to keep our lives tragedy and pain-free. When my mother died my […]

Why Volunteer on King Day? With Dr. King’s leadership, our nation made great strides against racial discrimination and toward increased civil rights. Dr. King’s teachings can continue to guide us in addressing our nation’s most pressing social needs today. Each of us can contribute to strengthening our own communities by serving in Dr. King’s honor […]

U.S. officials are laying out a massive military response to the Haiti earthquake, saying that ships, helicopters, transport planes and a 2,000-member Marine unit are either on the way or likely to begin moving soon. One of the U.S. Navy’s large amphibious ships, the USS Bataan, was ordered to Haiti with a Marine expeditionary unit […]

Via: NewsOne.com  From the Hollywood Reporter: Martin Lawrence is returning to TV, executive producing an African-American comedy for cable network TV One. The project is the latest effort by independent producers to serve an audience on cable that’s been largely neglected by studios and broadcasters since the merger of the WB and UPN. http://cdn1.newsone.com/external/js/gallery/320547/Without so […]

Via:  Elev8.com // The following article is for any single, dating adult reading this today, who one day plans to be married. It is my hope that this will challenge you to re-evaluate the manner in which you approach relationships.As I approach my seventh-year wedding anniversary, and after working for several years in ministry with […]

Photo Via: Fox News The strongest earthquake that Haiti has seen since the 1700’s has rocked the island and may have affected up to 3 million people.  The 7.0 magnitude quake destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince, leveling most of its buildings leaving turmoil as the sun went down Tuesday. At least 27 aftershocks shook […]

Donate $10 to Red Cross 4 Haiti text Haiti to 90999 or to donate $5 via Wycleff Jean’s charity text Yele to 501501 For more information on the American Red Cross Relief For Haiti visit http://newsroom.redcross.org/ You can also visit the Red Cross Chat Room http://redcrosschat.org/2010/01/12/earthquake-in-haiti/ To find family members in Haiti call 1-888-407-4747 Listen […]

Saints, Please Pray; If You Can Get Down to Haiti to Help, Please Do So People called ‘Jesus, Jesus’ as Haiti was hit with a huge earthquake. A major earthquake hit impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries, witnesses in the city […]

Even though the release date for Karen Clark Sheard new album “All In One”, been moved to an April 2010, the anticipation is still high. The album’s go-go tinged lead single “Prayed Up” is a hit and could be indicative of another gem of a release from the baby of The Clark Sisters. The new […]

Via:  NewsOne.com // WASHINGTON — The United States is sending first responders to Haiti to assist victims of a powerful earthquake, as part of a coordinated American response that includes the departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said a disaster response team “will be […]