Entertainment
The Queen of Soul turns 74 today. Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tenn., but spent most of her childhood in Detroit. Though she never recorded for Motown, she undeniably was part of the legendary soul sound pumping out of the Motor City in the 1960s. Her father, C.L. Franklin, was […]
Kirk Franklin might be a comedian on the low. Bringing tons of energy to his milestone “20 Years in One Night” tour, the gospel vet used he and Mali Music‘s song “Give Me” to imitate what people do when they try to sing along at concerts but don’t know the lyrics and bring awareness to […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Less than 24 hours in Buenos Aires, and Barack Obama is already doing the tango. The president and first lady Michelle Obama were attending a state dinner in the Argentine capital Wednesday evening when they were pulled abruptly onto the dance floor on by a pair of tango dancers hired […]
*Despite going public and explaining his relationship with Adrienne Bailon, Israel Houghton is professionally feeling the sting of cheating rumors. According to RadarOnline, Houghton has been put on indefinite leave as a minister at Joel Osteen‘s Texas-based Lakewood Church, a position he held for five years. The action comes amid talk that surfaced about Houghton […]
Popular Christian entertainer Carman Licciardello, mononymously known as Carman, recently overcame an intense battle with cancer but his fight is not over yet. The singer is currently in the hospital and is asking fans to pray for him as his body is under attack yet again. The artist was rushed to the hospital Sunday after […]
Parents Question: we are worried that we haven’t really shown our kids how much we love them. We both work and have very busy lives. But we do love our three children very much. What are concrete ways we can show our love to our kids so that they can really know how much we […]
As awards season comes to an end, commencement season kicks in. This year, a handful of Hollywood notables will be there to impart wisdom on new college graduates embarking on the next chapter of their lives. From Steven Spielberg to Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda, below is a list of commencement speakers who will be taking the […]
Family its another Throwback Thursday and this song will encourage you from the Late Rev. Paul Jones with a classic “I Won’t Complain” http://youtu.be/0bZFQrpKRzA
A simple, sweet photo from Presbyterian Day School in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is getting a lot of love. The picture features two children, a girl with blond hair and an African-American girl, holding hands as they lie next to each other during nap time. The photo, captioned with a Bible verse, has 1,000 likes and more than […]
The Library of Congress has announced which songs and albums it has selected to preserve within its National Recording Registry for 2016. Among the 25 honorees are recordings by Billy Joel, Metallica, John Coltrane, Gloria Gaynor, and The Supremes. Each year, the Library of Congress selects 25 culturally, historically or aesthetically significant recordings to preserve […]