Wednesday (Jan. 16) is Religious Freedom Day — a day to celebrate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom. Why celebrate it? We might start by remembering a history of religious discrimination and persecution.As the American Revolution approached, Virginia had a state-established church: Everyone, no matter their religion, paid taxes to […]
A little weight training may go a long way toward helping improve the heart health of black men, new research suggests. Just six weeks of resistance exercise appears to have a positive impact on the blood levels of key indicators for inflammation, immune response and/or artery shape among black men. Such indicators, or “markers,” […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is speaking out about this year’s extremely rapid flu outbreak. The department released a statement on Friday saying the contagious disease is “likely to last for several more weeks.” Reports have shown that the flu is now widespread in 47 states, up from 41 last week. The number of deaths related […]
A statewide missing adult alert has been issued for Walter Powell, 75, of Cleveland . Cleveland police said Powell was last seen at his Cleveland home on East 187th Street around 3:00 p.m. on Monday, before heading to a car Wash. According to police, Powell suffers from Alzheimer’s and high blood pressure and requires medication. Powell is described as […]
Kudos to the History Channel for this wonderful mini series which, will air in the Spring of the year and, have taken over 3 years to make. The amazing ten part mini-series documents the entire story of the Bible.This should be very exciting to watch especially when it start trending on Twitter. article courtesy of Joy105.com FLASHBACK: The […]
The Allstate Gospel Superfest will hold its fourteenth national TV recording and festival in Atlanta on Saturday, March 9, 2013. The show will take place at the Georgia International Convention Center (Atlanta airport area) and feature some of America’s most accomplished names in the field of inspirational and R&B music. Artists scheduled to appear include: […]
President Barack Obama underwent a fitness test at a Pentagon health clinic on Saturday as part of a periodic medical exam coordinated by his doctor. The White House said the results will be released by February. The “Fit to Win Clinic” says on its website that its mission is “to enhance military readiness and […]
Let’s hope one essential fact won’t be lost when we remember Martin Luther King Jr.: He was a Gospel preacher.Indeed, King’s son, Martin Luther King III, told the Post [in 2011] that he believes his father was “anointed,” and “chosen by God to make the kind of impact that he made.” “If we overlook the […]
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Joshua Rogers is having a great year so far. Fresh off of his season 5 win of the hit singing competition show BET Sunday Best, Joshua’s debut EP is getting a lot of love. “Well Done” debuted at #1 in December and continues to be received well. Joshua has kept up a busy performance schedule and […]
An early and severe start to the flu season has many health experts concerned. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 47 states are experiencing widespread activity, although it appears to be decreasing in some areas. According to the CDC, this is the most flu cases they’ve seen at this time of year […]
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards Pre-Show will be held on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to announce winners of the non-televised awards categories. The event will be hosted by Lexi and VaShawn Mitchell, with performances by Dorinda Clark Cole, William Murphy and Jessica Reedy to name a few. Additionally, The Stellar Awards Gospel Radio Award & […]
