If you have a desire to become apart of Stellar Award Winning Ricky Dillard & the New Generation Chorale aka NEW G then here is your opportunity to audition! The legendary choir is opening membership to the following states: ILLINOIS, INDIANA & WISCONSIN. They are looking for lead vocalist, background vocalist, persons with personality, passion […]
Whitney Houston‘s mother, the great singer Cissy Houston has found a way to channel her grief. On Mother’s Day–May 13th–Cissy will release a four song gospel EP. This is not something she began after Whitney’s tragic death on February 11th. Indeed, I know this story in detail because I heard it from Vy Higginsen, the […]
I decided to Google this topic of discussion prior to commencing this article, just to research the direction most authors took with their advice. Would it be a generalization–totally subjective to the author, stuffy and/or seriously helpful? As I suspected, most of the information provided was extremely black and white, with zero emotion or personal […]
The excitement around platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning duo MARY MARY continues at a brisk pace. After an amazing year that included performing for capacity crowds across the country, and receiving the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award, a BET Award, Soul Train Award, two Stellar Awards, and double Grammy Award nominations, the successful pair has […]
Mike Wallace‘s death at 93 has left a enormous vacuum in the journalism world. He was as hard-nosed (and, sometimes, hardheaded) as they came. SEE ALSO: The Roots of Clarence Thomas’ Black Burden He never backed down from asking any of the men or women he interviewed tough questions. If that meant they would not […]
Whitney Houston’s funeral cost her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, $187,000 in police overtime, and some residents aren’t happy about footing the bill. Local authorities staffed nearly 200 police officers at the New Baptist Church, where the funeral took place, as well as at the funeral home and a private gathering for friends and family. […]
Tim Bowman Jr. shook up the gospel world with his mesmerizing scatting on his aunt Vickie Winans’ 2009 Top 10 radio smash, “How I Got Over.” Last year, he and Winans reteamed for their ultra cool Top 20 radio hit, “He Will.” The sophisticated black and white video of the smooth jazzy track has garnered […]
On Palm Sunday, the Pastor’s wife, LaVon Bracy took the stage at the New Covenant Baptist Church in Orlando and announced plans to participate in an effort by 50,000 black congregations nationwide to register 1 million voters by Easter Sunday. The mass-voter registration drive is headed by Rev. Jamal Bryant of Baltimore […]
The special prosecutor won’t take the case of Trayvon Martin’s death to a grand jury, but investigation continues George Zimmerman has admitted to fatally shooting Martin during a confrontation Feb. 26 but has said it was in self-defense. Zimmerman spotted Martin from his truck as the teen was returning to the house of his […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president. That’s the growing consensus among Republican National Committee…
On a crisp, mostly sunny Easter morning, the First Family walked across Lafayette Square to 11 a.m. services at St. John’s Episcopal Church. “Happy Easter, everybody,” the president said as he strolled past the pool. He was wearing a dark suit with a light-blue tie. The first lady was wearing a magenta-colored dress with a […]
His Blood Still Works” led by one of my all time favorite gospel songstresses, Lisa Page Brooks. She pours her heart into this song and we KNOW she is redeemed! I love gospel singing like this! article courtesy of TekoaGospelMusicNews.com
