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Whitney Houston’s last recording –  classic hymn “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” is released today ahead of the singer’s upcoming film, “Sparkle.” “Sparkle,” a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, tells the story of three sisters who become Motown stars who have to deal with the pressures of fame. Houston plays […]

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If you thought that President Barack Obama‘s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage went over relatively well in the church community, then you most likely…

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A Florida woman has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for firing a gun into the ceiling of her home in front of her husband and their two young children. Though Marissa Alexander, 31, was claiming she shot in self-defence, citing the state’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, the jury and prosecutors said in […]

The Mary Mary team of Erica and Tina face a brand new dilemma this week. The baby is coming and a marriage might be in…

PraisePhilly: Each year thousands of men and women are incarcerated in America. For those given life sentences or assigned to death row, prison will be all they know for a very long time. Most would think for those involved there can’t be anything to look forward to in prison but many inmates seem to find […]

Geraldo Rivera, who wormed his way into the media coverage of Trayvon Martin by saying that the hoodie was ultimately responsible for his death, is…

A new registry compiled by two major universities reveals that more than 2,000 prisoners were incorrectly imprisoned for serious crimes since 1989. After perusing the…

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ATLANTA — Half the nation’s overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks…

Sean King, the southern Colorado second-grader who was reprimanded by his school principal  for coming to school in blackface to honor Dr. Martin Luther King,…

Many Newsone readers may remember Desmond Hatchett, 33, the man who had 21 children with 11 different women. Well, he’s back in the news; this…

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  Three young men were arraigned in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans. The office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy identified the suspects as Detroit residents Montoya Givens and Christopher Moorehead, both 20, and Brian K. Young, 18, of Macomb County’s Clinton Township. They are charged […]