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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

According to Mlive.com, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is held a 10 a.m. media-only press conference today to discuss details surrounding the case of missing Kalamazoo Dr. Teleka Patrick. Sheriff Fuller confirms the body found in the Northen Indiana Lake is Dr. Teleka Patrick.  While clues surrounding Patrick’s disappearance have been scarce since the Western Michigan University medical […]

One of my favorite moments of the Celebration of Gospel with Jonathan McReynolds and India Irie singing “No Gray” and “Moved by You”.

According to the Christian Post, the body of Dr. Teleka Patrick, 30, a Michigan woman who was reportedly “obsessed” with popular Gospel singer Marvin Sapp before she mysteriously went missing last December, might have been found floating in Lake Charles in Porter, Ind., according to local authorities. An ABC report said a fisherman spotted something floating on […]

  Karen Clark Sheard is ambassador for the St. Jude Research Hospital.  She called into the studio today to tell us why she made St. Jude a charitable sponsor for her Ladies 1st Summit.   Check out her brand new single produced by Donald Lawrence “Sunday Morning”  BECOME A ST. JUDE PARTNER IN HOP NOW https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/donation.do?cID=13305&pID=25570&sc_cid=ptn8274&source_code=OUQWPRSII14 […]

Today on the Beauty Spot, Make Up artist to the stars, Kym Lee, introduces to us brand new facial cleansers….in powder form!  Powdered cleansers are infused wheat bran and corn starch which turns into a soft creamy texture.  Check out the full commentary here:    About Kym Lee: Kym Lee is now the Beauty Editor […]

Tyler Perry joined Radio One founder Cathy Hughes for an intimate interview during Women’s Empowerment 2014. During the interview the media mogul offered encouragement to women telling them to make sure they don’t miss their blessings by not showing up. He also revealed a family secret. “I love my mother to death, but she lied […]

Jennifer Lopez  introduced singer Mali Music to the American Idol audience and he tore the house down! Its his first national performance of the brand new single.  Check out his performance of his song “Beautiful!” Last night people showed their love on #MaliMusiconIdol https://twitter.com/LakishaW_8019/status/444505845938663424 https://twitter.com/adam_serrano/status/444504131198136320 https://twitter.com/PreachBBallwive/status/444494297602482176 https://twitter.com/AllyAlMusic/status/444481364696784896

Mary Mary has been riddled with personal problems this season on their self titled reality show on We Tv.  Their two year relationship with their manager, Mitchell is coming to complicated end (he is currently suing them for thousands of dollars) and the sisters tragically lost their father to stage 4 cancer.  In addition, Tina […]

As reported by USA Today, Watson, who has straightened her hair, begins “the first song I ever learned that was gospel” at the piano. She starts singing tentatively, which fits the lyric, “Truth is, I’m tired.” By the start of the chorus, she’s turned that hesitancy into an asset. Though the song’s highest notes are […]

Elev8.com Recap:  Mary Mary Episode 2- Tina Tells It All  The episode opens up with Erica and Tina talking about their difficulties with Mitchell. Goo Goo decides that  she does not want to be with Justin because she feel disconnected. Justin professes that he thinks one day they will be together. Tina goes to Erica’s […]

This week Kym bust all the beauty myths for aging skin.  Most of us believe we have to use a number of products to slow down the aging process.  Kym says, its not the quantity of products its the quality of the product. Vitamins A, C and colic acids are things we need to look […]

Elev8.com Recap This season of Mary Mary opens up with Erica and Tina meeting with Mitchell to discuss the reason why plans to tour Africa have fallen through. Mitch explains that things were not in order the way they had to be, so they were not going. Tina does not take it well. In fact, Tina points out that quite a […]