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A woman from Fairfax, Virginia has become the first African-American to lead West Point’s Corps of Cadets. According to FOX 5, cadet Simone Askew has attained the highest position in the cadet commands. She will start her new position on Monday, August 14, 2017. She is currently in charge of 1, 502 cadets as the Regimental […]
When you think of Baltimore these days, if you live outside the city limits, you likely think of the 2015 uprising and its devastation or the mean streets of West Baltimore, where much of the classic HBO TV series The Wire was filmed. You might even think of the TV shows Homicide or The Corner, […]
Valentine’s Day 2016 was a life-changing experience for Gordon Chambers, the award-winning singer-songwriter-producer, who is famous for his songs of love and inspiration. That day, Chambers’ elegant Brooklyn brownstone home filled with rare Black fine art, entertainment awards, a high fashion wardrobe and family mementos was devastated in a towering four-story fire. Chambers is renowned for […]
Today’s match-up is between Kayla Starks and Canton Jones! Listen to the songs and make your pick below. LISTEN! VOTE! Follow The Willie Moore Jr. Show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Talking with Pastor Marcus Murchinson, from the church whose praise team danced to Jay-Z’s The Story of O. J. for the full story on why this happened at church! Do you agree with the pastor? Follow The Willie Moore Jr. Show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
After studies earlier last month revealed that African-Americans are more likely to die younger, new studies stating that black men are twice more likely to die from their first heart attack have been found. According to findings, it is reported that only a few black people survive a heart attack in the United States […]
LOS ANGELES — Surviving family members of victims from the Emanuel AME South Carolina Church shooting have spoken out in support of a short independent film entitled Broken by La Trycee Fowler. Broken follows the lives of two children in a small Southern Mississippi town who witness a massacre at their church, leaving one of them orphaned. The film […]
Dr. Thomas Dorothy had a vision that came to him in 1932, where lay people had a place to get organized,” said Dr. Marabeth E. Gentry, current president of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs & Choruses (NCGCC), about its humble beginnings. “It’s the camaraderie…it’s the spirituality…it’s the beautiful music…the family atmosphere. We’re a large […]
The four episode docu-series, Black Love from filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver (The Perfect Guy) and Confluential Films, on Tuesday, August 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after an all-new episode of Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots at 9 p.m. ET/PT). The series will air regularly on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning […]
Rep. Maxine Waters has stirred the musical creativity of several musicians who were inspired by her steadfast response last week to Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin during a committee hearing. When Mnuchin tried to talk around her question about Russian influence, the California congresswoman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee cut him off by […]
Last week, two women of Spelman College died in two separate car accidents. Senior Erica Lanier, of Stone Mountain, Ga, died after a car accident Wednesday. Alexis Sims, a graduate of Spelman, was driving when she crashed her car, killing Lanier. According to 11 Alive WXIA, Sims was charged with vehicular homicide, and DUI. Reports […]
It takes a village to raise a child, as the adage goes. So, Bishop TD Jakes, producer of this faith-based conference, created a virtual village designed to raise a national community of faith-based children for God. BishopsVillage.com is an interactive video channel that debuted during Jakes’ recent family-friendly (Megafest) conference in Dallas. While Jakes has become adept at […]