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
Latice Crawford is an undeniable beauty, but is her music as beautiful as she is? The self-titled debut album of this former “Sunday Best” contestant is now available, but you can listen to the entire project before you buy it! Enjoy the album “Latice Crawford” by watching the listening party and performance by Latice…
Sunday Best is back for season seven and the auditions are right around the corner in March! Click here to register for the BET.com Digital VIP Suite where you could get a chance to skip audition rounds! See audition info below. Saturday, March 1 – Houston, TX New Light Christian Center Church 1535 Greensmark Drive Houston, TX 77067 […]
TBR — Chicago, IL – The Gospel community and Industry has truly lost a Giant when it comes to Gospel Music. The man behind such powerhouse hits like “Jesus Will Work it Out” will be remembered this weekend . The senior pastor of the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer, Dr. Charles G. Hayes, also known to […]
According The Washington Post, Most federal holidays are clear-cut. On the Fourth of July, for example, Americans celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. On the other hand, Presidents’ Day is a slightly strange holiday for three main reasons: *There is no universal agreement on the actual name of the holiday. * There […]
According to publicist Jason Hardy, Mother of Gospel artist JJ Hairston, Sandra Johnson, passed away yesterday morning, Wednesday February 12, 2014. Homegoing arrangements are pending. JJ Hairston would like to extend his heartfelt thanks to all who have reached out to him during this difficult time. He appreciates the love and support of his peers, […]
According to the Afro, The Rev. H. Beecher Hicks Jr. is stepping down as pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church in the Shaw neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C., citing health problems as the reason for his retirement. Hicks has served as pastor of Metropolitan Baptist for 37 years, making him one of the longest continuously-serving pastors in […]
As reported on EEWMagazine.com: The multiple Grammy Award-winning power couple who share three children—Krista Nicole, Warryn Campbell III, and Zaya Monique—recently appeared on TBN’s “Praise the Lord.” During their chat with host, Motown Gospel recording artist CeCe Winans, Mrs. Campbell shared the events leading up to meeting her Mr. Right. “When I met him, I had […]
In celebration of their cover of Ebony Magazine’s February “Black Love” Issue, David and Tamela Mann released the story behind their 25th wedding anniversary Vow Renewal Ceremony on video, highlighting the big day. Included are personal insights from David and Tamela on how they first met and fell in love, the preparations leading up to the […]
According to AlwaysAlist. com, Gospel star Damita Haddon is getting married. The vocalist got engaged to professional photographer Reuben Chandler on Christmas Day, though the couple is just disclosing the news now. Damita initially spoke with Jawn Murray of AlwaysAList.com exclusively about her engagement. “I’m very happy because someone has found me that loves me for me,” she emoted […]
As reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s toddler was shot by a DeKalb County deputy Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. According to Lt. Kyle Jones with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were pursuing Nicholas Clarence Wade on a murder […]
Coca Cola’s Super Bowl commercial featuring a multilingual rendition of “America the Beautiful” was refreshing to many — but left a bitter taste in the mouth of conservative pundits. The one-minute ad called “It’s beautiful” — in which the patriotic standard is sung in seven different languages — was meant to showcase the country’s “incredible […]
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson* and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland** founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent. That organization still exists […]