Arizona — President Barack Obama briefly deviated from his prepared remarks at tonight’s Arizona memorial service to state that Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time today since the shooting on Saturday. Obama said that her husband Mark Kelly personally gave him permission to mention the fact to the nation. He inserted the […]
Below is the full text of this speech To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with […]
Link to full text of speech TUCSON — President Obama called Wednesday for an end to the political finger-pointing that has erupted in the aftermath of the gunman’s rampage here five days ago, urging Americans not to use the tragedy that took six lives to turn on one another. In a widely anticipated address, a […]
HelloBeautiful’s co-founder Ava DuVernay is a filmmaker and publicist who hopes to spread the distribution of black-themed films with her new organization, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). In March, black film festivals based in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles will be the first backers of the movement to collectively get […]
Check out Trin-i-tee’s 5:7 interview with Yolanda Adams and her crew. In the interview they chatted about the controversial photo shoot and the new CD that is coming out in April. They also debuted the new gospel song “Over and Over”. article courtesy of 1800 Gospel.com/PraisePhilly.com
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards nominations were unveiled today and, as can be expected, Tyler Perry dominated the categories in both the film and television. ‘For Colored Girls’ led the pack with seven nominations, followed by Perry’s other film, ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?’ with four nods. In the television section, ‘Tyler […]
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The synagogue where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is a member held a healing service in her honor this past Sunday — one day after the Arizona congresswoman was shot in the head outside of Tucson supermarket She had been meeting with constituents at the time of the attack, which killed six and wounded 20. Giffords, 40, […]
ESPN will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a multiplatform weeklong initiative, “Content of Character,” starting , Tuesday, Jan. 11, and ending on the national holiday, Monday, Jan. 17. Highlights include a two-hour “town hall” discussion about the current image of the black athlete with director Spike […]
The Ohio homeless man whose smooth broadcaster voice made him an Internet sensation was questioned by police after he and his daughter got into a heated argument at a hotel during a trip to Hollywood to appear on “Dr. Phil” and “Entertainment Tonight.” “I don’t know how loud they were,” Officer Catherine Massey said, but […]
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St Louis will again host the Memphis-Based Church of God in Christ’s holy convocation in 2011, and the Convention and Visitors Commission expects it to again be the biggest convention of the year. The commission is predicting 35,000 people will attend the October convocation, spend upwards of $36 million and occupy some 25,000 room nights […]
