Praise Report
The leading causes of death remained the same from the year before: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer, followed by cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and infant mortality decreased 2.3%. But there is good news among the CDC’s grim statistics. The American death and infant mortality rates have […]
Authorities say that a man is dead after being shot by police Wednesday evening after being pulled over in a traffic stop. The incident took place in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. The victim’s name is Philando Castile, his mother Valerie told CNN. No one besides Castile was injured in the shooting — which comes […]
Video Of Officers Shooting Man Pinned Down Sparks Outrage: Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot to death as he lay on the ground with two police officers on top of him Tuesday morning. A video of the incident, which was posted to social media, has sparked national attention. Many questions remain unanswered. The […]
While the average life expectancy for white America is somewhere in the mid-70’s, a new report gathered by Huffington Post shows that only half of young black people expect to live past age 35. Wow, only 35. Thirty-five is when most people have their first or second child. Thirty-five is when most people become financially […]
In this Faith Walk, Erica Campbell talks about the first steps to building a relationship with Jesus Christ. Replacing old thoughts and seeking God are important elements, but you can hear her full explanation in the audio . Listen to “Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell” live weekdays from 6-10 am EST on Praise 1300am , […]
In the United States, National Fried Chicken Day is observed each year on July 6th. On this day, fried chicken lovers across the country celebrate this American favorite at a nearby restaurant, home or an outdoor picnic. Scottish immigrants brought their tradition of deep-frying chicken in fat to the southern United States. After its introduction to […]
GETTY: Gayle King, quite understandably, still hasn’t fully gotten over finding her husband in bed with another woman 26 years ago. One doesn’t usually look for celebs to dish major dirt in Vanity Fair’s recurring Proust Questionnaire — in which questions include, “What is your current state of mind?” — but King had something to […]
getty image: A South African judge sentenced Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison for his girlfriend’s murder — closing yet another chapter in a case that has transfixed the nation. Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp at his home in an upscale Pretoria neighborhood in the early hours of Valentine’s Day three years ago. […]
“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” (2 Corinthians 13:5) A close friend was the victim of a home invasion last year while her husband was at work and she was in the house with her 2-year-old. The intruder broke in through a downstairs window, rummaged through a few things on […]
With his next book The Second Wind coming out this fall Bishop TD Jakes has nothing but business on his mind. The beloved preacher and author spoke with small business owners at the Money & Power Expo at the 2016 ESSENCE Festival. One attendee wanted to know how she could grow a business she describes […]