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In the past two weeks we celebrated the two Gospel Artist that got through the blind auditions of NBC’s Vocal Competition. “The Voice”. Well both of those artist made Christina Aguilera’s team. Last night she messed around and paired them together to compete for an opportunity to stay on the show. It was absolutely amazing! […]
Her talk show may be gone, but Oprah’s knack for landing big TV gets has carried on to her new cable network. On a special episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter, Oprah will have a sit down interview with Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, her brother, Gary Houston, and her sister-in-law and confidant, Patricia Houston. In the interview, Bobbi Kristina shares […]
On Friday afternoon, fifth grader Gladys Parker was on the A6 bus on her way home from school. The bus had gotten to an area about a block from her home when the driver hit the brakes. “When he threw on brakes, everybody fell to the window and I bumped a teenager,” says Parker. “I told […]
In an issue that could draw congressional scrutiny, the IRS said it was addressing the software glitches and that delays in sending refunds to taxpayers…
Via Huff Post: Pat Robertson has a theory for why tornadoes ripped through the Midwest last week: People didn’t pray enough. Right Wing Watch found a clip of the television evangelist making the claim during an episode of “The 700 Club.” “If enough people were praying [God] would’ve intervened, you could pray, Jesus stilled the […]
Many are still shocked by the sudden death of pop-icon Whitney Houston. There are many questions surrounding her life as well as her death. However, one question remains to be seen: Did Whitney Houston go to heaven? One blogger has an answer. Kim Burrell said she did. Kevin Costner said she did. Marvin Winans, her eulogist, was […]
During her season on Basketball Wives: LA, Imani Showalter was very vocal about not having dated since being engaged to NBA star Stephen Jackson. According to HipHollywood, Imani hasn’t been worried about being alone because she’s been dating gospel superstar Marvin Sapp since last fall. The two met when Sapp was in Los Angeles to […]
This is an installment of “The Application” a 30sec life devotional dealing with many of today’s daily struggles and solutions to combat them. “The Application” with Sheylene can be heard on Saturdays with “DatDude” JC 10-3 .
A controversial ad in a Metro station is raising eyebrows and has a Virginia congressman demanding its removal. The small, lighted billboard is on the platform at the Clarendon Metro station in Arlington County. It is an ad for an independent, 50-minute movie about President Barack Obama’s health care initiatives. The billboard essentially expresses the outrage of […]
Drug dealer turned rapper, turned media mogul 50 Cent The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, recently became a large, and unlikely, donor to the United Nations’ World Food Program, and joined U.N. officials on a trip to Somalia. Now he volunteers to help in one of the most lawless and dangerous places on […]
Via Elev8 Tina Campbell, half of the multi-Grammy Award-winning sister duo, Mary Mary, has just announced that she and husband, Teddy Campbell are expecting. The proud and devoted parents of four children are thrilled to welcome a new addition to their family. Tina’s announcement comes on the heels of sister and duo mate Erica and husband Warryn Campbell’s arrival of their new baby girl Zaya Monique. The […]
Evangelist Franklin Graham has apologized to President Obama for questioning his Christian faith during a cable television news interview. “I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama,” Graham said in a statement. More than a dozen members of a religious subgroup […]