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While many American teenagers hold a positive opinion of the Bible, most don’t regularly read it, according to survery results released by the American Bible Society. “Sixty-nine percent of teens believe the Bible contains everything one needs to know to live a meaningful life; 89 percent of teens believe the Bible is a sacred text; […]

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Referring to John 6, where Jesus asked, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” Pastor Warren writes that many in the crowd that had gathered before Him might have hidden picnic basket under their robes because they didn’t want to share with anybody else. In his daily devotion on New Year’s Day, Pastor […]

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Monday’s announcement that a Cuyahoga County grand jury would not indict two Cleveland police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice reignited a debate over toy guns and airsoft pistols. On Monday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty said, “I want to call on the legislature, and the manufacturers of toy guns, not […]

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  Some of you might have grown up hearing Dick Clark play songs on American Bandstand, asking for ratings from eager teens. If it was a song with a strong beat, it rated high. My mom would get a high mother rating because she provided a beat for my life I could “dance to.” The […]

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Work has long been my defense against love. In high school, I skipped social activities, sports, family Christmas Eve celebrations, and even my junior prom in favor of running the school newspaper, writing for the town paper, waiting tables, car-hopping at Sonic, lifeguarding, and cleaning churches…whatever I could do to stay busy. Like Bill Murray’s […]

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  African American males account for only 2 percent of the teaching force. During his high-school days, no football game could start without Louis Blackmon III: the team’s center. Each play began with his snap.Though Blackmon was renowned for his hustle on the field, he didn’t put the same effort into the classroom. “In school, […]

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  Pastor Rick Warren delivers the final message to Mars Hill congregation, Dec. 28, 2014. Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren has shared a “hard message” with followers, telling them that many Christians do not love the church. “Too many Christians use the church, but don’t love it. This is a hard message for many of […]

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Donald Trump’s clandestine meeting with Black clergy leaves many with one question. Besides all that loving in the room, exactly what transpired behind those closed doors? Politicians can seduce the best of us as they wine and dine us with words, winks, and nods. The Road to 2016 will be full of flirting, wooing, and […]

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If skeptics needed another cold, hard piece of evidence about Empire’s cultural significance, here it is. BabyCenter has revealed 2015’s top 10 names based on the Baby Names Survey (spoilers: Jackson and Sophia topped the list), and among the trends pointed out was a gigantic boost in names from Fox’s smash drama. Dre and Hakeem, the oldest […]

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While the average life expectancy for white America is somewhere in the mid-70’s, a new report gathered by Huffington Post shows that only half of young black people expect to live past age 35. Wow, only 35. Thirty-five is when most people have their first or second child. Thirty-five is when most people become financially […]

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A choir comprised of men from Atlanta's Central Night Shelter are making their way to the nation's capital in December to perform at the White House Open House Holiday Celebration.

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A Harlem resident committed a gentle act of kindness when she gave her shoes to a barefoot homeless woman on a crowded MTA train.