Dr. Manning Marable, 60, a history and political science professor at Columbia University, died on Friday (April 1). His life as a scholar is beset by the tragic irony that his long-awaited biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, is scheduled to be published on Monday (April 4) by Viking Press. It is Dr. Marable’s […]
Gospel music artist James Fortune is leaving the Kerry Douglas owned Black Smoke records to start his own label. SR VP & General Manager of Light Records, James Robinson, announced a marketing and distribution agreement with James Fortune & FIYA, to bring his new label, FIYA World Music to Light Records and eOne Distribution. The […]
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the 43 years since King’s assassination, African-Americans have made tremendous progress, and the legacy of Dr. King has continued to live strong. Today, a short distance from where King delivered his famed “I Have a Dream” speech, […]
Manning Marable, an influential historian of the black experience in the United States and the author of a forthcoming biography that will redefine the legacy of Malcolm X., died Friday in New York. He was 60. The Columbia professor spent 20 years working on a bombshell biography of Malcolm X but died Friday, just three […]
It is Monday and time to set our path. We can move forward. We have the ability to reach out next plateau. We need to learn to move out of His way and let Him take over. Letting go and letting God is all about surrendering the people we love to God’s loving arms and […]
There’s a street in Harlem that comes alive every Saturday with the sound of gospel music. You won’t find any church there – just a brownstone full of teenagers and the woman who draws them in. Her name is Vy Higginsen, a New York radio personality and theater producer. Five years ago she created something […]
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated today in Memphis, Tenn. on 4-4-1968. King was in Memphis supporting workers in a struggle over wages, benefits and working conditions when he was killed. For the next 48 hours, the nation burned, riots swept 168 cities and federal troops were even called in to guard the U.S. Capitol. […]
Lesley Stahl spends a year following the inspirational leader of a gospel music program for teenagers in Harlem and her students as they learn to sing this original American art form and build the confidence and character it inspires.
By now mostly everyone has seen the video of the F-U pastor, if not watch the video below and then check out the remix. Brought to you by MyColumbusPower.com Cleveland RA Vernon who changed the meaning of the F-word in a sermon. Most Views Juanita Bynum Offers Advice To Bishop Eddie Long Kirk Franklin’s Hello […]
This has to be the worst kept secret in politics but let’s try to get excited about President Obama seeking re-election. Obama announced his 2012 campaign early this morning on his website “It Begins With Us.” He filed his papers with the Federal Election Commission today to be a 2012 candidate, a move that will […]
Are you currently challenged with your weight loss program and desire to overcome this obstacle? Portland researchers from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research say if you’re looking to lose those unwanted pounds you need to reduce your stress and get the proper amount of sleep. We found that people who got more than six […]
If there is one thing in life we are guaranteed is those things will change. How we react to change is what builds our character. Change is what allows us to become the people we want to be and need to be. There is a process to becoming different. There is a process to dealing […]
