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Oprah Winfrey doesn’t hit the big 6-0 for another five months, but she’s already admitting that she’s not looking forward to the milestone. During an interview with “The Today Show,” the media mogul said she;s not excited about her 60th birthday next January. “You know, it’s the only age I’ve ever been that I had a […]

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Oh Yes!! Today the Praise 1300 family is sending birthday wishes to David Mann!!! David  is an American stage actor, gospel singer, and stand up comedian who has starred in many Tyler Perry plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea’s Family Reunion, Madea’s Class Reunion,Meet the Browns, and What’s Done in the Dark. His character Mr. Brown is the father of Madea‘s daughter […]

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(Photo courtesy of Michelle Obama’s Instagram account) President Barack Obama celebrated his 52nd birthday on Sunday and it set off a social media frenzy after millions shared their well wishes via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But one post in particular held a little more meaning – it was a photo his wife Michelle posted on […]

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Oh Yes.. Today we celebrate the birthday of singer Deniese Matthews BKA Vanity!!! Check out the bio.. Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959), better known as Vanity and sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith and D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model. Vanity’s career lasted from the 1980s until the early mid-’90s. She was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6, […]

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We send out our prayers and birthday wishes to Bishop Paul S. Morton!!! Here’s a brief bio.. Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton (born July 30, 1950) is an American Baptist pastor. He is currently senior pastor of Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church and Co-Pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church. He is also a recording artist, author and the founding […]

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  Today we are celebrating the 33rd birthday of singer/songwriter and actress Michelle Williams!!! Here’s a brief bio: Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980), commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Williams rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling female […]

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  Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993,Mandela and […]

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Bill Cosby was born on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy, and later dropped out of college to become a stand-up comedian. Cosby’s first acting assignment, in the espionage series I Spy (1965-1968), made him the first black actor to star in a dramatic role on […]

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Happy birthday, Malia Obama! Turning 15 is no small milestone — especially when you’re celebrating in the White House. Fortunately, Malia has her mother, Michelle, to lead her into young adulthood with the grace and elegance of a first lady. Mrs. O has set quite an example for her daughters, and we suspect Malia will be spending her formative […]

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  Today we celebrate Pastor Andre Crouch 70th Birthday…He has pave the wave for many artist both gospel and secular..Check out Pastor Crouch’ Bio Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California, where his parents managed a dry cleaners. His father, Benjamin Crouch, also had a street ministry, and ministered in hospitals and in prison. Crouch was eleven […]

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      Cheryl Elizabeth “Coko” Clemons (born June 13, 1970) is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer of R&B group Sisters With Voices (SWV). Clemons began her recording career as a choir member in Hezekiah Walker‘s Love Fellowship Tabernacle Choir The gospel singer and SWV member celebrates her 43rd birthday.

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When he preaches, women and men break down in tears and lose all composure. Bishop T.D. Jakes is used to seeing open emotionalism displayed by others, but is quite uncomfortable with expressing his own feelings. Yet, the Dallas mega-pastor couldn’t contain himself on the Sunday morning of June 9—his birthday—at The Potter’s House. “I hate […]