Career
Lifetime has adapted Terry McMillan’s novel A Day Late and a Dollar Short with Whoopi Goldberg and Ving Rhames headlining an all-star cast that includes Mekhi Phifer, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose and Tichina Arnold. Based on McMillan’s 2001 New York Times bestseller, the film follows a mother who tries to help her dysfunctional family […]
Lolo Jones will be making her big screen debut in 2014, and shot her first scenes on Monday. Jones will be appearing in the upcoming film Left Behind which stars Nicolas Cage. The film focuses on life after the Rapture, when all Christians have left the earth. Though the Olympian was eager to get to work […]
BOSTON — Mitt Romney has a new position with his son’s Boston-area venture capital firm. Last year’s Republican presidential nominee will serve as chairman of the executive committee for Solamere Capital. The firm was founded by Romney’s oldest son, Tagg, and the national finance committee chairman for his presidential campaign, Spencer Zwick. Romney has been […]
THE ARK OF SAFETY CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF UPPER MARLBORO MARYLAND IS IN SEARCH OF AN ASSISTANT PRAISE AND WORSHIP LEADER AND MUSICIAN. RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD INCLUDE SINGING, PLAYING KEYBOARD “AND” ORGAN, TEACHING VOICE PARTS, DEVELOPING ONE OF THE CHURCH’S PRAISE AND WORSHIP TEAMS, AS WELL MUSIC PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION. THE ARK OF SAFETY IS LOOKING TO […]
Jacksonville Jaguars star running back Maurice Jones-Drew has ended his holdout, reporting for work today. Drew had missed the entire preseason and offseason due to displeasure with a contract that has two remaining years. He held out for 38 days. Now, the Jaguars have removed Jones-Drew from the reserve/did not report list. ARTICLE FROM FOXSPORTS.COM […]
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson was fired in May after news brokethat he had inflated his skills on his résumé, falsely claiming to have a computer science degree. It’s a misstep that likely will be difficult for him to bounce back from and that may ultimately cost him his career. While this is an extreme example […]
Gospel stars Kierra and Karen Clark Sheard recently sat down with ESSENCE.com to talk about their love of singing, their friendship, and what keeps their mother-daughter bond so strong. Keirra cites her mother Karen, of the legendary Clark Sisters, as her greatest musical and spiritual influence. Find out how they’ve learned to cultivate not just […]
New research is providing an answer to the age-old, delicate question: who is smarter, men or women? A new study has come down on the feminine side of that argument, finding that women now score higher on IQ tests than men. FULL STORY
The size of your paycheck will depend largely on the line of work you choose — or qualify to do. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a look at where you can expect to earn the most and the least. FULL STORY
T.D. Jakes is the lead pastor of Potter’s House, a 30,000 member congregation in Dallas, Texas. In addition to his pastoral duties, Jakes is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and movie producer, most notably of Jumping the Broom, which grossed $37 million. His most recent book is Let it Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven. […]