At the corner of street life and honest living stands Thi’sl: an ex-hustler turned urban missionary. A look into his past reveals the authenticity of his gritty, in your face lyrics and God’s grace, which spared his life and gave him a clean slate to begin anew. Travis “Thi’sl” Tyler was born in Greenwood, MS […]
Natalie Cole‘s family is not happy with the tribute she received during the Grammys’ In Memoriam segment on Monday night. Cole’s son Robert Adam Yancy and her sisters, Timolin and Casey, don’t think what the Recording Academy did went far enough, according to TheWrap. “Here is a woman who has been in the business for […]
Yaves Ellis drops a new #FirstAndFifteenth which just ’60 Minutes’ to produce, write, record, and film. ‘P.O.G’ (Power of God) was co-produced by Dwight Junior Steven StuntinSteve Eaton …filmed by Nick Tanuredjo for Fresh Laundry Marketing. Download for free http://noisetrade.com/yaves/power-of-god
Ohio, often referred to as the birthplace of aviation, has battled with North Carolina over that distinction for many years. But for pioneering aviator Lonnie Carmon, it appears that he will forever stand as the first African-American to fly in Central Ohio in an aircraft he built from scratch. According to accounts from Carmon’s family […]
Kirk Franklin caught flack from many colleagues and Christians when Kanye West revealed that the gospel singer would be featured on his new album, The Life Of Pablo. According to a New York Times review of the record, the first song on the album, “Ultra Light Beams” features Franklin praying, and Kanye has referred to […]
Lakatriona Brunson made history by being named the first female football head coach in Florida history. Brunson, who will lead the Miami Jackson Senior High Generals in 2016, will also be joined by 2 Live Crew founder, Luther “Luke” Campbell who was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator. Along with being a physical education teacher […]
Here’s a familiar scenario: a woman is dating a guy and thinks, “Ok, so he has A-B-C-D going on and he’s a bum, but I love him.” Then she marries him and in the not-too-distant future she becomes…well, miserable. She’ll then come to someone like me for counseling. I often ask, “You didn’t see this […]
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that Bill Cosby‘s wife must give a deposition in a defamation lawsuit against the comedian, but said she can refuse to answer questions about private marital conversations. In the lawsuit, seven women claim Cosby defamed them by branding them as liars after they went public […]
Georgia Davis Powers was the first woman and African-American elected to the Kentucky State Senate and was a tireless advocate for fair housing and equal employment rights. Powers, who died last month, also came to national prominence after she admitted to having an affair with civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born […]