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ALABAMA — An estimated 300 dead birds have been found on the side of the I-65 highway in Alabama, WAFF News reports.

President Obama addresses nearly 14,000 people at the University of Arizona in Tucson, calling for unity and service in the wake of the shooting on Saturday. The president also relayed the good news that, earlier today, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has opened her eyes for the first time since being shot. President Obama And First Lady, […]

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings…” (Proverbs 22:29, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Too often, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, doing the same thing the same way over and over every day. But if we are going to live at […]

President Obama spoke Wednesday night as the pastor in chief, not as a politician. His address in Tucson was highly personal, rooted in the biographies of the victims and in scripture, more about the country as a family than about government. It was neither therapeutic nor political and dealt only in passing with the roiling […]

Tyler Perry received a whopping 19 NAACP nominations Wednesday. Two of his movies, “For Colored Girls” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?,” will compete against each other in the best film category. Also in the category: “Just Wright,” “The Book of Eli” and “The Kids Are All Right.”   Janet Jackson was nominated for […]

The 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards is just around the corner and this year’s line up is phenomenal. Marvin Sapp, Beverly Crawford, Deitrick Haddon, Nevel Sisters, and so many more are scheduled to perform. In addition, legendary Andre Crouch, Dorinda Clark Cole and Shirley Ceasar will be presenting awards, among others. Click here to […]

by The Belle Nashville, TN — BMI will honor Gospel Greats Commissioned and Pastor Shirley Caesar at the organization’s 12th Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon. The event is slated for Friday, January 14, 2011, the day before the 26th Annual Stellar Awards. Staged at Rocketown (601 4th Avenue South) in Nashville, the invitation-only […]

This week’s  Billboard Charts gives us the debut album of a new urban hip-hop gospel fusion that is a definite must have.

Former homeless man with the “Golden Voice” Ted Williams was briefly detained by police Monday night in Hollywood. Williams got into an alleged yelling altercation with his daughter which resulted in a disturbance call to the police. LAPD responded to a disturbance call at the Renaissance Hotel at about 9 p.m.  police spokesman Bruce Borihanh […]

Washington D.C.– For those who’ve been waiting to mark it on their calendars, President Obama and Congress have agreed he will deliver his 2011 State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 25. It will be the first presidential speech to a joint session of Congress of the new era of a Republican House majority. […]

There’s something about those golden arches that make kids and child-like individuals get starry-eyed and salivate.  Through the years, our favorite restaurant, McDonald’s has continued to change with the times and add more healthier items such as salads, grilled chicken, yogurt and kid-friendly items for our families.

Washington – President Barack Obama mourned victims of an Arizona gunman on Monday and steered clear of a debate on whether harsh political rhetoric inspired the attack on a congresswoman. As many members of his own Democratic Party decried the often rabid level of political discourse in the country, Obama said he is grieving for […]