VIA THE DETROIT FREE PRESS: Take full advantage of the trusted Winans name, a gospel dynasty and Detroit church powerhouse. Use sophisticated-sounding investments like a “Saudi Arabian crude oil bond” to sell unsophisticated investors and churchgoers the chance of a lifetime. Play up the idea that oil prices are skyrocketing. Mix in some greed and […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: For Susan Williams, the road to working as a serial temp for the U.S. Census Bureau ran through law school and a recession that has stalled many a professional career. After just two years as an associate at a small firm in the District, Williams was laid off in November 2008. […]
VIA REUTERS: President Barack Obama will urge Congress on Wednesday to “finish its work” and send him a plan to overhaul the $2.5 trillion healthcare system that he can sign into law. The American people are waiting for the administration to lead, Obama said in excerpts of a statement he was to make later on […]
VIA MYFOXDC: UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Two men accused in a deadly street race appeared in court today. One was taken to prison. The other is now facing a retrial. Eight people died in the accident two years ago on Indian Head Highway. Prosecutors say Tavon Taylor and Darren Bullock were racing at more than […]
VIA MSNBC: If you’re looking to land a job out of college, enhance your career or find a new one, maybe you’re thinking about jumping on the blogging bandwagon. But do you really need blogger on your résumé? “No one has to have a blog,” said Allen Johnston, a social media professor at the University […]
VIA BILLBOARD: By Gail Mitchell When it was time to record his next Verity album, Marvin Sapp decided not to tamper with the live formula he used on his 2007 best seller, “Thirsty.” So on Oct. 16 last year, he returned to the same site-Resurrection Life Church in Grand Rapids, Mich.-with the same talent-including writer/producer […]
VIA: History.Com On January 18, 1958, hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, O’Ree was the son of a civil engineer, in one […]
The NAACP elected a health care executive as its youngest board chairman Saturday, continuing a youth movement for the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Roslyn M. Brock, 44, was chosen to succeed Julian Bond. She had been vice chairman since 2001 and a member of the NAACP for 25 years. Brock works for Bon Secours Health Systems in Maryland as vice president […]
VIA EURWEB: The reign of Grammy Award-winning gospel duo, BeBe & CeCe Winans’ Still, is proving to be a chart-topping success as, “Close to You,” the first single from their reunion album is currently #4 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Gospel Charts. “Close to You” has received critical acclaim and success for its soul-stirring, smooth sound […]
According to Billboard magazine, gospel duo Mary Mary broke the record for the longest chart-run by a group on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with their Grammy winning single, “God in Me.” The hit record from their album, The Sound, has spent 64 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, surpassing Dru Hill’s “In My […]