About Joy 107.1

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In this edition of Faith Walking, Erica Campbell recalls that a few years ago, her friend Kirk Franklin was preaching at her church, about the fact that we don’t forgive ourselves. We keep ourselves stuck in the bad memories, memories of times when we messed up, even after we have asked for forgiveness and been […]

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getty image Divorce, infidelity and drug-related death are words no professing Christian wants to say, much less endure—especially when you are first lady of a thriving megachurch in Orlando, Florida. Seven years after the beginning of the public scandal that crescendoed into the death of her ex-husband Zachery Tims in a New York City hotel […]

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William Bright, a member of the Dixie Hummingbirds, died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. He was 77. He was on his way to a radio broadcast with fellow members of the Dixie Hummingbirds when he suddenly became ill and died. He was born on Oct. 5, 1939 to the late William O. Bright Jr. and […]

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2x Grammy® Award  winning Gospel Singer Hezekiah Walker, lands $80 million project with New York City, to put low income housing and senior living on property he owns. The project will be completed by SLCE Architects, LLP and will include 241 units that will cover one full New York City block. Walker met with the architect […]

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All my crushes and inspirations are in this room, so holler at me,” actress Issa Rae said shortly after accepting her award for rising star at the American Black Film Festival Honors. Hosted by actress Regina Hall at the Beverly Hilton, the ABFF Honors celebrate and uplift black actors, entertainers and artists, especially crucial just a year after the #OscarsSoWhite […]

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Some women assume a man who wants to be sexually active while dating won’t get romantically involved with a celibate woman because, you know, he’s got needs. Not true. Many women mistakenly believe this myth and date a man only committed to one thing: getting them to go back on their vow of celibacy. Far […]

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  Gospel singer J Moss is preparing to tread new territory! Pastors J & Melanie Moss are a spiritual dynamic-duo totally committed to fulfilling the assignment of God by connecting with people and moving them towards the knowledge of Christ. Married for 19 years and living with their two sons, they know all about the importance […]

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  Giving back to the community has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When I was in grade school, I loved to help the teacher clean up before recess and after school. In middle school my height and agility were nice additions to the school basketball team. Cheerleading, […]

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Fighting depression? Christian singer and former Destiny’s Child member, Michelle Williams, knows what you’re going through and is offering up some advice: Don’t withdraw from life! “Depression likes to keep you secluded, inside your home,” she tweeted. “Go outside and do your best to enjoy how beautiful it is!” The GRAMMY® Award-winning “Say Yes” singer […]

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GETTY IMAGE: Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, the pioneering mother of GRAMMY® winners, The Clark Sisters, is receiving some much-deserved recognition from her granddaughter during Black History Month. Gospel singer Kierra Sheard has written an open letter to the legendary matriarch whom she rightly refers to as “a black history legend.” “I wish you were here […]