A praying grandmother is nothing to be reckoned with. Chance the Rapper knows… In an interview with his Chicago hometown radio station, WGCI, Chance revealed a prayer his grandmother offered God after not agreeing with his lifestyle. “She said I don’t know exactly what you’re doing, but I don’t like it. So I’m going to […]
Erica Campbell recalls hanging out at her grandma’s house as kid with all of her siblings. If any of the kids acted up, Erica recalls, their grandma wouldn’t be mean or yell at them, she would pray at them. In this way she would reprimand them in love, as opposed to being antagonistic or spiteful. […]
You’d never know it to look at her, but 32-year-old singer Fantasia is now a doting grandmother! Well, in that case, we need to wish Fanny and her husband, Kendall Taylor, a big ol’ congratulations! OK, so what is the baby’s name, you ask? His name is Khoen. And that’s all we know so far. […]
Photo Courtesy of Earnest Pugh After his “granny” lived a rich, full life, gospel singer Earnest Pugh says goodbye The grandmother of gospel recording artist Earnest Pugh has died. She was 99. “I’m holding up just fine,” said the 43-year-old in a Facebook video after his paternal grandmother, Addie Mae Pugh, passed on. A week […]
Gospel music’s latest singing sensation Casey J has been keeping a low profile over the last week or so as she pondered the sudden passing of her beloved 85-year old grandmother Dorothy Mae “Dot” Choates who died on Sunday, September 20th after a brief illness “Over the last week, I’ve been away honoring the life […]
Psalm 91 is one of the scriptural passages providing comfort to R&B singer Fantasia Barrino as she mourns the loss of her grandmother, a preacher, Apostle Addie Collins. The American Idol alum, 30, shared the passage on Instagram days after admitting she’s “not taking it well.” “He who dwells in the secret place of the […]
Fantasia Barrino recently called for prayer on social media after mourning the death of her grandmother, Apostle Addie Collins. Barrino, the 30-year-old singer who became famous on the talent competition “American Idol,” did not hide her emotions from fans while mourning her grandmother’s passing on social media. While posting images of her grandmother to Instagram, […]
GETTY Article By Sherita Paul:: EEW Magazine Adopted children make up roughly two percent of the total population under age 18. GRAMMY® Award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin, 45, fell into that small percentage as a child. Forsaken by his birth mother at age three, he was taken in by a great aunt. Born Kirk Smith […]
A Cuyahoga County boy is doing his part to help his family. Just call it “Kool-Aid for a Cause” — Michael Diamond of Garfield Heights set up a Kool-Aid stand in his neighborhood on Tuesday June 18. “I am raising money for my grandmother’s funeral,” said Michael. The 8-year-old boy is trying to raise money to help his family pay for his grandmother’s funeral. 52-year […]
If you know Pastor John P. Kee, there were times when you may have heard him talk about his Grandmother, Mrs. Ethel G. Shannon. He would often say, “I truly loved her” and made his feelings known to anyone who would listen! During one concert, Pastor John encouraged everyone and many of his industry […]
Jada Pinkett Smith lost her grandmother earlier this week, and she turned to Facebook to share her feelings on death … and life. Read the letter that was posted on her Facebook page below. Shirley H. Pinkett died last night. She is my grandmother. She was 79. If there is one thing I have learned […]
5 Reasons Our Grandmothers Are (and Always Will Be) Our Culinary Muses: Tony Maws 1. They intuitively know that Mother Nature knows best “Grandmothers were and are the first ‘locavores’ around – especially my grandmother, Baba Hannah. She always used what was fresh and in season and stalked (no pun intended) the local farm stand […]
