Join Pastor Andre Landers and HLCC as they celebrate, say farewell, and push VaShawn Mitchell FORWARD! Wednesday, March 20th at 7:00 P.M. Hosted by: Fonzworth Bentley Special Guests include: Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Kim Burrell, Jonathan Nelson, and LeAndria Johnson. ADMISSION IS FREE!!!! Doors open at 6:00 P.M. Location: Hampton, GA – Higher Living Christian Church, 2455 Mt. Caramel Road. article courtesy of Joy105.com
Promising an evening of inspiration that will forever motivate and change lives, The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels is set to launch her first ever “Maximize Your Life” tour this spring and touches down at the State Theatre on Saturday May 4th! In this intimate and uniquely personal experience, Jillian shows how to harness your potential, […]
Two recent statistics stand as warning signs that our youth are struggling — and they need our help. First, 1 in 4 American children grow up in a single-parent home, without a model of an intact, functional family. (Black children fare far worse: 72 percent grow up in a single parent home.) Second, one-third […]
Louisville is the top seed in the NCAA tournament after a topsy-turvy season in college basketball, capped by another round of upsets over the weekend. That other team from the Bluegrass State won’t even get a chance to defend its national title. While the Big East champion Cardinals surged to the top of the […]
Every Saturday for the last six years Denise Toth and her helpers spend over ten hours preparing food in the kitchen. They make pasta and other foods that will be quickly eaten by people she doesn’t even know. “We cook 100 hot meals every Saturday. We take it out under the bridges and into […]
Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. 21 States Under Winter Weather Warning Twenty one states in the Midwest and Northeast are under winter watches and warnings because of a significant late winter storm. Some parts of the northeast could get up to a foot of snow […]
Bobbie Smith (sometimes spelled Bobby), co-founder and long time co-lead singer of the legendarySpinners, has died at age 76. Detroit born Bobbie Smith is most famously remembered for singing Philly Soul with his childhood friends who later became world famous as The Spinners. The group formed in high school as The Domingoes in the […]
Singer-actress and former Miss America Vanessa L. Williams was born on this date in Millwood, New York. Williams is 50 years old today. Here’s a brief bio courtesy of Wikipedia.com: Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963), known professionally as Vanessa L. Williams or Vanessa Williams, is an American singer, actress, producer and former fashion model. In 1983, […]
Who said Black people don’t swim? Well USA Swimming is trying to change that perception. USA Swimming is partnering with the historically Black Greek service organization to have a presence in their five regional conferences in March and April. Each of the five regional conferences will include a Friday night public meeting that will […]
As with Black History Month, the focus on already well-known figures has been an ongoing criticism of Woman’s History Month. When it comes to black women, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells and Rosa Parks are on repeat. What makes these much-needed theme months thrive, however, is the spirit of discovery. It’s doubtful […]
The History Channel is airing a 10-part miniseries “The Bible” on both its network and on Lifetime. The 10 episodes tell the major stories of The Bible from Genesis to Revelations. Airing every Sunday from March 3 through its conclusion on Easter Sunday, March 31, conjunction “The Bible,” is narrated by Emmy award-winning actor […]
A Grand Rapids charter school has received approval to expand to offer classes for younger students. The Ellington Academy of Arts & Technology will begin offering school for students from Pre-K to 5th grades in the 2013-14 school year. The school just opened in September of 2012 with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and […]
