Music
Before I knew anything of hip-hop, I knew the gospel. Growing up in a southern Baptist home can be an insular experience. God and Christianity were a serious affair, and a conservative, largely unquestioned way of life tended to follow. Dresses and suits were required to step into church, profanity and promiscuity were considered sinful. […]
Columbus Zoogoers were stunned when they were all placed on emergency lockdown Saturday morning at the zoo after a baby black bear cub escaped from it’s den enclosure. It was reported that the bear cub scaled a fenced wall and got past the electric barrier. The bear cub was only loose in the zoo for […]
This is a special year for Shirley Caesar. She’s not only celebrating her 50th anniversary as a solo artist, but on June 28, she’ll be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. #Goals! Caesar, whose star falls under the Recording category, marks the 2,583rd on the walk of fame. Guest speakers will […]
Kirk Franklin has invited the Topeka Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church to picket one of his concerts after accusing the group of being godless for protesting the funerals of Orlando terror attack victims. “So a church from Kansas called Westboro is planning on picketing the funerals of two men killed in the Orlando massacre. … Let […]
Acclaimed Inspirational / Gospel artist Lonnie Hunter is the Performing MC for the McDonalds Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour 2016 coming to Philly’s Dell Music Center Wednesday, June 22nd. Of course, he’s “family” here at Praise 103.9! He stopped by on Tuesday , June 21st, and sat down with Praise’s Jerry Wells to catch up and […]
The media mogul signaled her endorsement of presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in an interview that aired today on “Good Morning America.” The moment came when, referencing Winfrey’s political activism on behalf of then-candidate Barack Obama, Spencer asked whether Winfrey would “get behind” one of the candidates in the current presidential race. I […]
We have made it to another Friday!!!! and with that being said let’s check out Kev,Ant & Jason B.K.A “The Playmakers” Kev is gonna teach us “How To Play A Tambourine In The Black Church” VERY FUNNY http://youtu.be/QqgZYTwPDtA video courtesy of YouTube.com
The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in a sandy waterfront area outside the hotel near the Seven Seas Lagoon on hotel property near Magic Kingdom. The 2-year-old boy was on vacation with his family from Nebraska and arrived at the resort Sunday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Witnesses said the family was on […]
Today, Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) announced that GRAMMY-winning Gospel music superstar Hezekiah Walker’s new album, Azusa The Next Generation 2 – Better, will be released on July 22, 2016. The album, which is Walker’s 15th, is available for pre-order today via Amazon, iTunes and Walmart.com. Azusa The Next Generation 2 – Better is the […]
Before battling it out on the basketball court during the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers prayed together Monday night. One hour before the game began, Warriors chaplain, the Rev. Earl Smith, made himself available to both teams in a room where they could temporarily forget about basketball and focus on their […]