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VIA GOSPEL FLAVA: For the second consecutive year, Allstate returns as the title sponsor for the Allstate Gospel Superfest, which holds its upcoming TV taping on January 9, 2010 on the campus of Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. The High Definition recording will feature over 30 artists including J. Moss, Richard Smallwood, Vickie Winans, The […]
BMI will honor gospel greats Donnie McClurkin and Andraé Crouch at the organization’s 11th Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon, slated for January 15, 2010. Held the day before the 25th Annual Stellar Awards, BMI’s invitation-only ceremony will take place at Rocketown (401 6th Avenue South) in Nashville, and will welcome gospel music’s premier […]
VIA THE TRI-STATE DEFENDER: As I understand it, the idea behind New Year’s Day superstitions is that an event occurring on New Year’s Day sets the pattern for the rest of the year. With that in mind, check these out: Eat black-eyed peas The thought is that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day will […]
VIA CNN: African-Americans are extremely supportive of President Obama, but their enthusiasm appears to have dramatically dropped from earlier this year, according to a new national poll. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, released Tuesday, also indicates that Obama’s presidency appears to have made blacks more optimistic about race relations, but less than one in five […]
VIA 1800GOSPEL: Gospel Music Channel will be honoring the most popular music videos of the year across all genres of Gospel & Christian music in its annual Gospel Music Channel Video Awards on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm ET. The winners were chosen by Gospel & Christian music fans who voted for their […]
“What is keeping Black women from walking down the aisle?” ABC’s “Nightline” asked this question recently and you’ll be surprised at the answers. Watch the video right here.
VIA THE CHRISTIAN POST: A former national leader of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan will be conducting evangelism campaigns and engaging in the ministry of racial reconciliation as an ordained minister in the largest body of black churchgoers in America. Johnny Lee Clary, 50, was ordained last month to serve within the […]
VIA GOSPEL FLAVA: The NBA is gearing up to celebrate gospel music with the 5th Annual All-Star Gospel Brunch, which takes place February 13, 2010 in Dallas, TX as part of NBA All-Star Weekend. The event will feature performances from Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, James Fortune, Angella Christie, and Ricardo Sanchez. This year, the brunch […]
It’s always interesting to watch my family and friends get along better during the holiday season. I think it maybe the temperature of the weather being cooler so it calms everyone’s nerves or maybe it’s just the idea of it being Christmas. Whatever it is things sure do change around my house and in the […]