About Joy 107.1

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Happy Birthday to soul, gospel singer Emily “Cissy” Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933). She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist, and has won two Grammy Awards for her work. She is mother of Whitney Houston, […]

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Hoboken Train Crash: 1 Killed As Focus Turns To Rail Safety: It happened without warning, without time for passengers to realize they were barreling headlong into a deadly tragedy, without time for commuters standing on the station platform to flee. About 8:45 a.m. Thursday, a New Jersey commuter train packed with passengers and traveling way […]

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Lecresia Campbell passed on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Her voice will be truly missed by the Christian community! The press release from her management states she was days from being released from Emory Rehabilitation. Our hearts are sad along with many others, yet we know God knew what kind of release He had planned for […]

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GETTY IMAGES: At least one person was killed and scores were injured Thursday when a commuter train slammed into a rail station and crashed onto a concourse, authorities said. Photos from the scene show a crumpled New Jersey Transit rail car at the battered station amid mangled steel, cables and concrete. The crash occurred during […]

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Getty / Johnny Nunez Growing up is hard to do, even for celebrities. From juggling college and working full-time or paying bills and squeezing in a social life, we figured millennials could use some words of wisdom about surviving life as a young adult. Keep reading to see the advice some your favorite stars would […]

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getty images: Jada Pinkett Smith is kicking butts and taking names in the TV series “Gotham.” She recently stopped by ABC News as a guest on “Popcorn with Peter Travers” to talk about her recurring role in the new season which kicked off just last week. The show is based on characters in DC comics’ […]

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Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin has performed a new song all about his struggle with depression and suicide. Presenter Adrienne bailon asked Donnie what inspired him to write this song, entitled ‘I Need You.’ “The song really came from a series of depressions I was going through. I know it’s not you know, appropriate to say,” McClurkin […]

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At 84, Charles Stanley still prays on his knees every day and preaches every week at First Baptist Church Atlanta, where he’s served as senior pastor since 1971. His age hasn’t come close to forcing him into retirement—the In Touch Ministries founder and author of the recently published Courageous Faith: My Story From a Life of Obedience […]

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Tia Mowry doesn’t mince her words when she speaks. Yes, the child-star-turned-grown-woman cracks jokes, laughs heartily and flashes a row of pearly whites often in conversation, but her words are always delivered with a certain precision. It’s the kind of sureness and measure that comes with knowledge, understanding, confidence and concern. Especially on topics beyond the […]