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Read MoreLeCrae Helps Us Find Out What “I Am Second” Is About [VIDEO]
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LeCrae lays open his soul care in this video where he talks about becoming a rapper and significance in life.
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The top 10 Gospel Songs of 2011 that have been outstanding since the year began. Mary Mary and Kirk Franklin lead the pack.
Read MoreGospel Video Of The Day- # 1 Gospel Song “Jesus”- Le’Andria Johnson
Post by My Spirit DC in New Music on Sep 16, 2011 at 9:30 am
Music World Gospel Recording artist Le’Andria Johnson’s debut CD, The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson debuts at #1 on multiple music charts, including both the Billboard Top Gospel Album and the Top Christian/Gospel Album charts.
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Yes! Tyler Perry Is The Richest Man In Hollywood
Post by My Spirit DC in Breaking News on Sep 14, 2011 at 9:20 am
According to Forbes, producer and actor Tyler Perry is the richest man in Hollywood.
Perry, who made $130 million in Hollywood last year, made his fortune through the movies and TV shows he’s produced.
Perry is followed by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Steven Speilberg.
Forbes reports:
Thanks to five movies he has cranked out over the past two years and two TV series, Perry earned $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011, which
Shocking! 27 Percent Of African Americans Live Below Poverty Line
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 14, 2011 at 8:47 am
The number of Americans living under the poverty line in the U.S. hit a 52-year-high, according to the new U.S. Census.
The report, “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010,” showed that close to 15.1 percent of all Americans now live below the poverty line. Though the most shocking statistic of the study is the percentage of African Americans living below the poverty line, which currently sits at
Read MoreBook Claims Sarah Palin Had One Night Stand With NBA’s Glen Rice
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 14, 2011 at 8:25 am
A new book about Sarah Palin claims that she had a one night stand with former NBA player Glen Rice.
The book claims that Palin had sex with Rice during a college basketball tournament in Alaska in 1987 while Rice was playing for Michigan, and Palin was a sports reporter for a TV station in Alaska.
The National Enquirer reports:
A publishing source told The ENQUIRER that McGinniss claims Sarah had a “fetish” for
Really!? Tavis Smiley: I’m Not An Obama Critic
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 13, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Television personality and author Tavis Smiley recently sat down with TheGrio to talk about his upcoming PBS special “Too Important to Fail,” which examines the Black student education gap, and to address his criticsim of President Barack Obama.
During the interview, Smiley is unapologetic about his criticism of Obama saying, “My job has always been to hold presidents accountable to the best interest of all Americans but specifically and unapologetically for .”
“It’s
Are Food Stamps Subsidizing Black America’s Fast Food Affliction?
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 13, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Since the early 1960s, federally-funded food stamps have subsidized America’s food insecurity problem, providing support for some 17 million people in the last year alone.
As the program has grown in recent years, everyone from farmer’s markets to fast food chains are vying for a slice of the $65 billion, as more people are demanding that harsher restrictions be placed on food stamp purchases.
Lifting Americans out of joblessness and poverty is a
D.C. Asks Area Employers To Hire One City Resident Through New Initiative
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 13, 2011 at 4:16 pm
District of Columbia officials joined the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce and metro area business leaders to announce the creation of a voluntary hiring initiative to facilitate the employment of city residents by area employers.
The “One City-One Hire,” initiative is designed to provide wage subsidies, tax-incentives, and job training by the city government to businesses in the D.C. area who add a D.C. resident
Read MoreWow! Crowd Cheers For Uninsured Americans Dying At Tea Party Debate
Post by My Spirit DC in National on Sep 13, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Spectators cheered the prospect of letting uninsured Americans die during Monday’s CNN Tea Party debate.
“That’s what’s freedom is all about,” Republican presidential nominee Ron Paul said when CNN’s Wolf Blizter asked who should pay when uninsured Americans encounter catastrophic illness.
“He should do whatever he wants to do,” Paul said. My advice to him is have a major medical policy.”
As Blizter continued his line of questions asking, “So congressman
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The visionary behind the contemporary gospel sound, the Rev. James Cleveland, was a pioneering composer and choral director whose progressive arrangements — jazzy and soulful, complete with odd time signatures — helped push the music past the confines of the traditional Baptist hymnal
Read MoreDeitrick Haddon’s “The Writer And His Music Anthology” Hits Charts Big
Post by My Spirit DC in New Music on Sep 1, 2011 at 10:48 am
Deitrick Haddon’s “Anthology: The Writer and His Music is a walk through what I believe is some of his greatest work. If you have never listened to him, or just discovered him, this is the perfect thing to listen to.
Read MoreMusic World Gospel Signs Exclusive Deal With James Fortune & Fiya
Post by My Spirit DC in New Music on Aug 31, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Mathew Knowles’ Music World Gospel, an imprint label of Music World Music, today signed an exclusive International Distribution Agreement with Houston-based gospel recording artist James Fortune and Fiya World, LLC for recordings distributed worldwide, excluding North American.
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