Kirk Franklin was hanging out in-studio with Erica Campbell and GRIFF! He talks about his love for music and the community. He reminisces about going into to record stores as a kid and pulling out records and just writing the names of artists down when he couldn’t buy the records. They also talk about the […]
When people on social media requested that Kirk Franklin meet a teenage boy stricken with cancer to make his wish come true, the gospel music star obliged. A message made its rounds on social media when Letrice Felton sent a tweet into the twitterverse about her 17-year-old son, Richie Artis,’ battle with cancer. According to […]
In the midst of mayhem, prayer is a stronghold. Yet as violence escalates, many question the fruit of faith.  But gospel musician Kirk Franklin will have none of it. In response to fans and followers questioning if God does indeed listen to prayer, Franklin set the record straight: Aren’t you getting tired of posting pictures of […]
Article By Nancy Hall // EEW Magazine News At a time when relationships among law enforcement officers across America and African-American communities are tense, a Gospel artist is showing the positive side of things. GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, Kirk Franklin, posed for a picture with an unnamed police officer and posted it on Instagram. “He asked […]
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. […]
Gospel star Kirk Franklin received the Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the BET Awards Sunday night. Hand-in-hand with his wife of 20 years, Tammy, a humble-looking Franklin took to the stage to accept his award after hearing his name announced in a field that included other talented artists such as Erica Campbell, Lecrae, Tasha […]
Photo: Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images Last night at The BET Awards Kirk Franklin won the Dr Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award…
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 […]
