NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
President Obama has condemned Nigerian and Egyptian attacks on New Year’s Day.
I hope you enjoyed the Dr. Mercola interview. He provides so much hard-hitting and some say controversial information. The next individual I am featuring is equally controversial,Dr. Sebi. Dr. Sebi has claimed to cure Aids, Diabetes and Cancer. He is known as a Doctor to the stars in the African American Community, he has been […]
By Mashaun D. Simon At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches, a collaboration between […]
As important as your religious beliefs may be to you, they don’t necessarily make you happier, a new study in the American Sociological Review finds. What does make you more satisfied with your life, the study finds, is having friends at your congregation and a strong religious identity. “Those are the people who give you […]
VIA ELEV8.COM: Sheeri Mitchell, blogger for Elev8.com writes her thoughts on the coming together of multiple races in the worship of God. Martin Luther King once referred to 11:00 AM as the most segregated hour in America. Some churches are changing this once accepted fact. Continuing in our series entitled “Race and The Church,” this week we’re […]
