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As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.
It’s been four years since Darwin Hobbs’ last release, “Get Ready.” However, he recently recorded a new project at Atlanta’s prominent Elizabeth Baptist Church. The first radio single is up-tempo song of praise, “Hallelujah to the King” (Heart Art Music / Tyscot Records). Hobbs co-wrote the inspiring anthem with fellow Ohioans Darius Byers and Troy Culbreath of the multi-ethnic Cross Worship music […]
Roughly 15,000 Duke Energy customers in Ohio were shocked this summer by higher gas bills. Some bills hit hundreds of dollars more than usual after the company moved to recover charges it failed to collect over the past year. The added costs stem from a billing system installed in 2022 that racked up more than […]
To celebrate what would have been Natalie Cole’s 75th birthday this year, Craft Recordings are releasing digital deluxe editions of two of her key albums. Everlasting hit the top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart on its release and is certified RIAA Gold. The track “Jump Start” was the first single to be released from the album and […]
Today, The Choir Room, led by three-time GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter and producer Dwan Hill, debuted a new single, “Love Never Fails,” featuring Gospel music legend Fred Hammond. The single and title track comes from the group’s forthcoming album Love Never Fails, to be released August 22nd via Centricity Music. Recorded live at various locations during […]
DALLAS) August 5, 2025 – Decorated Recording Artist Tamela Mann’s award-winning album Live Breathe Fight continues garnering accolades with two GMA Dove Awards nominations, including Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for Live Breathe Fight and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for her No. 1 hit “Deserve To Win.” “I’m thankful and honored […]
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Since 1987, more than 50 movies have been filmed in Cincinnati and nearly half of those have come to life just since 2005. Quiet as it’s kept, the Queen City has steadily become a go-to backdrop for major motion pictures. The mix of tax breaks, vintage architecture, and neighborhoods that can easily transform into just […]
Dallas, Texas – August 4, 2025 – Internationally celebrated Gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp is among the prestigious list of 2025 Dove Award nominees. The nomination is especially significant for Sapp: he received a Traditional Gospel Album of the Year nomination for his 16th album Then & Now – which was released on his independent label Elev8 Media & […]
Trump’s new tariffs could cost U.S. households $2,400 a year as prices on wine, shoes, furniture, and more are expected to climb starting August 7.
A London, Ohio couple has given birth to a baby boy, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, using an embryo frozen three decades ago. This makes him the world’s “oldest” newborn! Lindsey and Tim Pierce welcomed their son on July 26th. The embryo had been frozen in 1994, making it over 30 years old at the time of […]
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC) is calling on Governor Mike DeWine to reject a controversial federal grant that could be used to fund new detention centers across the state. The FEMA “detention support grant” has raised red flags, with OJPC warning that it could lead to the construction of facilities similar to Florida’s […]
