President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed background checks on all gun sales and bans on military style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines as part of a package of steps to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Newtown school massacre last month. With relatives of some of the 20 children killed in the Connecticut rampage looking on, Obama […]
The leaders of African American churches will once again convene in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Weekend to commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in American history – the second term and inauguration of President Obama, America’s first president of African descent. In an inaugural ball to be held Jan. 20, the gala celebration will […]
Every religion has its rituals, some worse than others. We’ve even seen snakes brought into the pulpit to bite members of the congregation to show their faith in God. But now there’s a laying on of bodies going on that is causing some eyebrow raising. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is a popular minister in Detroit, […]
Diff’rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died just weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He passed away in Livermore, California on Monday night. The actor is best known for playing beloved businessman Phillip Drummond, the adopted father of Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges’ young characters on the hit U.S. TV sitcom. His cause of death remains unknown, […]
On what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 84th birthday, political and faith leaders gathered on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus on Tuesday to honor the civil rights pioneer’s legacy and to discuss what King would have made of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. In a discussion serving as the centerpiece of the […]
This week, sorority members from across the nation will be celebrating in crimson and cream, and pink and green. [On January 13th], the members Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. celebrated 100 years of sisterhood with a series of centennial events throughout the District of Columbia and other major cities across the country. And [on […]
Meagan Good has finally landed a serious role. She shared the good news of marriage and career movement recently on the Wendy Williams show. From being a single hot mama to being a celibate fiancĂ©e to finally married, the actress shared how they got through it and what it took to make it happen. “We were celibate for […]
IFE Camp, Inc., a New York City nonprofit, held a press conference Monday with New York City young adults, mothers who lost their children to gun violence and community experts to lay out solutions and launch the fourth annual New York Peace Week (January 15–22, 2013). Peace Week is being held in honor of Dr. […]
President Barack Obama will unveil Wednesday a package of gun control proposals that, according to a source, will include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will announce the proposals, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Tuesday. They will be joined by a […]
Preventing the most common chronic childhood disease takes less than 5 minutes a day—and it could be something you regularly remind your kids to do already. This pervasive threat to children’s health is tooth decay, and the numbers are rising—even though cavities are largely preventable. In fact, a shocking new survey released by the Ad […]
When sin is openly committed and celebrated by such high profile celebrities as Kim Kardashian, does it influence American girls negatively? According to Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, founder and pastor of Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, Md., it sends the wrong message. He issued a statement about the whole situation. According to Christian Post, Bryant […]
Portland Fire Bureau were crews trying to rescue a woman Wednesday morning who somehow got wedged between two buildings at 12th and Columbia in downtown Portland. The incident began about 4 a.m. when a woman was seen smoking, then a passerby heard a scream. She had somehow fallen into a tight space at the Gretchen […]