Black teens are not smoking cigarettes as much as they used to, but they are firing up cigars more frequently, according to data in a recent survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2009 to 2011, the rate of cigar smoking among African American high school students increased from 7.1 percent […]
*This may not be much news to some, but a survey was taken on a group of friends, colleagues and family members. The result was that Black women are more religious than other women in different ethnic groups. And the men are just right behind. According to the Washington Post, 74 percent of black women […]
John P. Kee’s “Life and Favor” will be available August 28 and marks another milestone for one of Gospel music’s greatest pioneers. After vesting seventeen years as an artist on Verity Gospel Music Group, Kee will celebrate his inaugural release on his own Kee Music Group label with distribution via Central South Distribution. “I know […]
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), an annual televised fundraising special that airs live across major networks and cable channels, has announced Samuel L. Jackson and Alicia Keys among the bevy of celebrities booked to participate this year. Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Jessica Biel, Jeremy Renner, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, […]
An American athlete who took part in a controversial black-power salute at the 1968 Olympics says an Australian parliamentary apology to silver medalist Peter Norman might have come too late. On Monday night, federal lawmakers in Canberra praised the “heroism and humility” of the late Australian sprinter for standing in solidarity with gold medalist Tommie […]
The electricity is back on at Without Walls Central Church in Lakeland, Fla., after months of abandonment. Bishop Randy White, who leads Without Walls International Church in Tampa, and a team of church members cleaned up the Lakeland facility last week with the hope of restoring the ministry there. “[W]e cleaned up the facilities at […]
Gabrielle Union is hot about some very ignorant remarks made by GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin recently about rape. Akin, who opposes abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, told an interviewer over the weekend that in cases of “legitimate rape,” women won’t get pregnant. Say what? Monday, on MSNBC’s “NOW with Alex Wagner,” […]
Last week, AT&T launched an “It Can Wait” Campaign. Now this is not about whether or not you use their service, but are you willing to end the practice of texting while driving. This call to stop texting and driving is not a new one. Oprah launched a major initiative in 2010 challenging the nation […]
Usually parents are the source of approval (and criticism) for their children’s choice in a significant other, but not anymore! A new website in Britain has placed children in control of finding a mate for their single parents. The website, myLovelyParent, is a new online dating website for people 50 and older. The website was […]
The NAACP and the National Education Association are teaming up to register, educate and activate hundreds of thousands of voters ahead of the 2012 elections, arguing that there is too much to lose, the groups announced on Monday. “This partnership between NEA and NAACP on voter rights is part of a shared social agenda that […]
Wendy has three kids. She homeschools two of them and recently celebrated her oldest child’s graduation. Her kids keep her busy, but lunchtime is her time. That’s when this ministry-minded South Carolina woman chats with people around the globe. Wendy is one of more than 100 Search for Jesus volunteers who share the gospel online. […]
Black people who survive brain bleed strokes are more likely than their white peers to have high blood pressure a year later, new research reveals. Intracranial haemorrhages represent about 10% of all strokes, but about four in 10 of these strokes lead to death in the first month. The study authors pointed out that high […]