You could see Michelle Obama from a far at last night’s Kennedy Center Honors held in Washington D.C. The First Lady wore a gold lamé chiffon dress that reflected the lights in the room. President Obama and the First Lady attended the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday. The president recognized seven individuals – Buddy […]
American Idol’s Season 11 finalist Colton Dixon is ready and set to release his debut LP, “A Messenger” which is scheduled to arrive on January 29, 2013 via Sparrow Records. And so as to whip up heightened excitement he has unmasked the LP’s official cover. Dixon’s powerful and iconic voice quickly earned him a loyal […]
This will make you feel a bit old. Monday marks a special anniversary in the communications industry. It was 20 years ago that the first-ever text message was sent. A man named Neil Papworth sent that first message. He used a computer terminal to send the message to a colleague’s cell phone. It read “Merry […]
GMF is sad to report that Minister Maurice Culpepper, founder and director of the Showers of Blessings Choir, passed away Sunday morning. Culpepper was a well-known and respected minister of music, having shared his gifts with several choirs and churches, including the Praise Power Fellowship Choir, Citadel of Hope Evangelistic Church Of God In Christ, […]
Premiering on Jan. 1, TLC‘s The Sisterhood takes viewers behind the pews and into the lives of some of Atlanta’s “first ladies,” as preacher’s wives…
Over at Rockefeller Center they were lighting the Christmas tree, and a few blocks away at New York City Center, another much-cherished holiday tradition was taking place: the launch of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater‘s annual season. An essential part of that tradition, of course, is to perform the late choreographer’s masterpiece,“Revelations.” The challenge at each year’s […]
“Have you hugged a pastor today!? Without waiting for an answer or even an introduction, Rick Warren, megachurch minister and bestselling author, crosses his Manhattan hotel suite and swallows me up in a teddy-bearish embrace. A coterie of aides and handlers look on in amusement but not surprise. Warren is all about the agape, and he […]
On Saturday, Dec. 1, stars converged upon Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA for the live taping of the 34thAnnual UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS® to support the United Negro College Fund’s efforts to help students attend college. One of gospel’s finest, Ms. Yolanda Adams, 51, was on hand to perform. The recording artist, radio personality, fashion designer […]
Think HBCU alumni, and a familiar refrain of names usually comes to mind — Morehouse’s Spike Lee, Howard’s Debbie Allen, Tuskegee’s Tom Joyner. They headline a historic list of artists, athletes, politicians and community servants that have shaped American culture, and defined the black American experience. While historic and lengthy, the lineage of black college […]
Friends, family and fans rejoiced with Tina and Teddy Campbell when they introduced their 5th child—baby boy Santana Campbell—to the world in August. But Season 2 of Mary Mary’s WE tv reality show will reveal that the road to a successful delivery wasn’t so smooth. “I think I’m exhausting my body more than I should […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potter’s Housefamily had something to celebrate Sunday Dec. 2. First Lady Serita Jakes finally made a triumphant return to the Dallas, TX church after recovering from a successful surgery to repair a herniated disc in two locations. “She’s one tough girl,” said her beaming husband of 30 years, Bishop T.D. Jakes […]
Tedashii Anderson, known simply as Tedashii, is an original member of the hip-hop group “116 Clique” and has released three solo albums on Reach Records, including his latest “Blacklight.” We talked to Tedashii about writing songs, sharing the gospel and his concert in Houston this past Saturday. Q: What was it like being on the […]
