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About Cheryl Jackson

When it comes to the inspiration brand, Cheryl Jackson is one of the nation's leading media personalities in the format. A trailblazer in the field, she created the first Urban Inspiration Radio Station in the United States while programming Heaven 1580 in Washington DC.

Urban inspiration is a lifestyle driven music format that fuses Pop, R&B, gospel and Contemporary Christian music with today's trending news and current affairs, all with an inspirational twist. Major media outlets have adopted this brand of programming throughout the world, in hopes of marketing their product to mainstream advertisers.

As an champion for the gospel and urban inspiration brand, she was and is instrumental breaking some of the major gospel artists in their quest to establish their careers while coming to the DMV.

A 2x Stellar Award winning radio personality herself, she is the Executive Producer for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell”. She can be heard on Praise 104.1 FM in Washington DC for her highly rated radio show, "Cheryl Jackson in the Midday''; and worldwide on Urban One's Inspiration Network. Most importantly, she’s a wife, a mother, a friend, and a daughter of the King

Tasha Cobbs Leonard takes to Instagram to confirm a collaboration with Rap super star, Nicki Minaj.  According Gospelflava.com, Minaj reposted a video of Cobbs-Leonard recording her upcoming album and offered put her skills on it.  Cobbs-Leonard offered this commentary on her IG yesterday!  Its all about the hash tags…though! THIS!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣‼️‼️‼️…. “Welcome with open arms […]

Two-time BET Award winner Marvin Sapp’s life and career as a Gospel artist, Pastor and father will be profiled in a TV One “Unsung” episode airing Sunday July 16, 2017 at 10 p.m. ET. His career as a Gospel singer started in the 1990s as a member of the group Commission thanks to an invite from […]

With a new album on the way, Le’Andria Johnson talks about the journey to her new album “Bigger Than Me” with Cheryl Jackson. Related: Le’Andria “Bigger Than Me” [LYRIC VIDEO] Related: Le’Andria Johnson’s Rendition of “Never Would Have Made It’ Goes Viral [VIDEO]

America’s Got Talent paid tribute Tuesday to a Portsmouth, VA. doctor turned viral music sensation who died after an accident in June. Before Dr. Brandon Rogers was able to be viewed on national television, he was involved in a tragic accident here in Maryland. According to the police report, Rogers was a passenger in a […]

Reflect: Hope does not bring us to a shameful end, but brings us to a glorious end. Hope includes testing and uncertainty. The person who endures trials but comes through it will be encouraged to hope. Hope is active, so we should be active in our hope. We need to be the change we want […]

Saturday, The Entertainment world was shook with news that, actor, Nelsan Ellis passed away due to complications of Heart Failure.  Best known for his role as Lafeyette Reynolds in HBO’s hit series “True Blood”, Nelsan also co-stared in “Get On Up” (The James Brown story) and “The Help” With Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.  He […]

We ‘ve been telling you that Snoop Dog is working on a gospel record. The first evidnece ofthis came from a text exchange from his mother. It’s amazing to see his mom’s reaction when her shares his the news. Check out where Snoop got his inspiration for the project and how he’ll be taking us […]

Sandra Bell “Sandy” Johnson, a member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital pastoral staff who organized a cease-fire march on Mother’s Day weekend, died of cardiac arrest June 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Parkville resident was 62. Rev. Johnson was ordained in 2007. She founded the Fresh Water Ministries and established a following. After the death of her brother, […]

“The update from the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department and video released today show that Venus lawfully entered the intersection on a green light and was impeded in her progress through the intersection,” Malcolm Cunningham, Williams’ lawyer, said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. “As the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department points out, once […]

Reflect: Our hope is in God. It is he who blesses and gives order to the earth. It’s not something the rich can purchase. We come into communion with God only by our free choice. There is an abundance of goodness in God’s house; it is satisfying to the soul. In his house there is […]

Bishop Marvin Sapp takes to the Gram to share his thoughts on why the Gospel Community could never see the success 1 million record sales like Jay-Z.  He says, the world supports it’s own, flaws and all.  The Christian Community is unforgiving “our message is more powerful than than the messenger”. Check it out!

Strong Faith “Without the word of God, we can’t go on,” says Olga. She lives with her 72-year-old husband in Cajamarca, Peru. Each morning she wakes, lights the fire, cooks, and then starts work in the fields, trying to tease the crops from tired soil. For Olga and her husband, time is running out. A […]