Obama, Castro meet: It was quite the historic weekend at the Summit of the Americas in Panama when the leaders of the United States and Cuba met for the first substantive talks between the two nations in half a century. Barack Obama and Raul Castro talked for an hour in a small conference room on Saturday. […]
Clinton’s in: A day after announcing her second bid for the White House, Hillary Clinton is literally on the road to Iowa today. After her announcement video was released yesterday, Clinton and a group of staffers hopped into a van and started driving to tiny Monticello, Iowa, where the campaign’s first event will be held […]
1. You or Your Family’s Full Birth Dates We all love getting “happy birthdays” from our friends on our Facebook wall. It makes us feel all warm inside knowing that people remembered and cared enough to write us a short note on our special day. The problem is when you list your birthday you are […]
The racial make up of Ferguson’s city council changed significantly on Tuesday, with two African Americans, Ella Jones and Wesley Bell, elected to office, confirms CNN. Ferguson has about 21,000 residents, but has only had two black council members since its incorporation in 1894, including Councilman Dwayne James, who was not up for re-election. The newly elected Bell, a […]
In mainstream society, the lives of iconic figures are frequently given the Broadway Musical treatment. But such is uncommon in the gospel community.But BeBe and CeCe Winans have pushed things to the next level with the announcement of a gospel musical about their now defunct duo. Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story is coming […]
GRAMMY® Award nominated recording artist Marvin Sapp has combined two of his favorite things: spending quality time with his daughters, Madisson and Mikaila, and working on music. As the three enjoy their spring break getaway, Dad also completed his forthcoming album. “Working while on vacation, with my daughters [sic] permission,” said Sapp, 48, on Facebook […]
A white South Carolina police officer was charged with murder on Tuesday after a newly surfaced video showed him fatally shooting an unarmed black man in the back as he ran away, The Post Courierreports. The North Charleston officer, 33-year-old Michael T. Slager, maintains he feared for his life during the Saturday traffic stop in a statement […]
More like Most Charitable Player! NBA All-Star MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder player Russell Westbrook gave away the brand-new Kia he was rewarded after being crowned MVP in February to an unsuspecting single mom on Monday, April 6. According to the team’s website, 19-year-old mom of two, Kerstin Gonzalez, was so surprised that she thought […]
Gospel artist and songwriter Jessica Reedy is not a person who ever needs much introduction. Fans of her work and even those who listen to her genre will recognize some of her better known works including singles like “Put It On The Altar,” “Something Out Of Nothing” and “Better.” Apart from her music work, Reedy, […]
Queen Latifah is back on the small screen, but in an even bigger way. This time the 45-year-old Oscar nominee brings blues pioneer Bessie Smith back to life in HBO’s film, Bessie. The rapper, producer, singer, and former talk show host plays the “Empress of the Blues” in a riveting role that chronicles Bessie’s rise […]