More than 240 teens from economically-challenged families in Cleveland, East Cleveland and Euclid high schools competed in the Youth Career Olympics on Thursday. The 10 event competition is held by Youth Opportunities Unlimited and gets at-risk teens ready for jobs and honing their job-seeking skills. Over 50 local companies supported the event which was […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. BOMB SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY TARGETED TIMES SQUARE NYC’s mayor, top cop say the Boston suspects’ plan to visit the Big Apple wasn’t just “to party” after all. 2. MILLIONS POUR IN TO HELP BOSTON VICTIMS People who lost […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African foundation says retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has checked into a Cape Town hospital for treatment of a persistent infection. The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said the Nobel Peace Prize laureate will undergo tests to discover the cause of the infection. The foundation says 81-year-old Tutu spent Wednesday morning in […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. WHAT THE BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT ADMITTED BEFORE HIS ARREST The younger Tsarnaev acknowledged his role in the attacks, but before his Miranda rights were read, two officials tell the AP. 2. WORRIES OF BANGLADESH […]
You want to be fit/lose weight (just think of all the major illnesses can either be prevented or controlled by regular exercise, such as diabetes and heart disease). That said, while home gyms can be convenient, they can also become dull (there are only so many fitness DVDs that you can follow). A gym can […]
The African American church is the longest-standing institution in the community, with its origins in slavery. African American churches are sites where visitors will learn much about black culture. Not every church with a large number of African Americans qualifies as an African American church. The African American church properly refers to seven major […]
How can the Moving Forward breast cancer program help black women live longer? Although breast cancer (BC) survival has steadily improved for European American (EA) women over the past few decades, similar improvements have not been observed for African American (AA) women. In 2006, 32 BC deaths were reported nationally for every 100,000 women-years […]
Two gospel legends will be honored at this year’s annual Day of Praise & Inspiration at the ESSENCE Festival on July 7. Donnie McClurkin, 53, and Tramaine Hawkins, 61, will enjoy tributes, as the iconic brand celebrates their storied careers. The free event, which will feature tribute performances from Yolanda Adams, Isaac Carree, Kim Burrell, Kurt Carr, Michelle Williams, Tyronne […]
Meagan Good, the 31-year-old Christian actress who has been vocal about her faith with husband, Hollywood executive and minister DeVon Franklin, is letting her fans know the importance of the process before exchanging vows. Good recently answered some fans on Instagram who inquired about the amount of time it took between her devoting her life […]
Grammy Award winners are among the headliners set to perform at the 2013 Gospel Music Festival in Bronzeville this summer, which will also include a new “Battle of the Chicago Gospel Choirs,” the city announced Wednesday. The festival takes place June 20-23. Musicians are set to play at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park […]
One of Maya Angelou‘s doctors says the poet and author is recovering at her North Carolina home following a brief hospitalization. Dr. Jeff Williamson of the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., says in letter dated Tuesday that, as leader of Angelou’s medical team, he has ordered the 85-year-old to forego any travel […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. WHO INFLUENCED MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECTS An uncle says Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the sway of a Muslim convert who steered his nephew toward a strict strain of Islam. 2. CLEARED RICIN SUSPECT: ‘I LOVE MY COUNTRY’ […]
