Entertainment

via TV ONE: Last summer Lionel Richie confirmed his production company RichLion were producing a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic and now it seems as if there is a miniseries for the Hollywood legend in the works as well, helmed by Lee Daniels and Tom Hanks. Sammy will reportedly be based on the 2003 book In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.  Davis is famously known for […]

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via Wkyc: It’s been nine months since LeBron James announced the decision to head to Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten about Northeast Ohio. Especially when there’s a new star in town. The Cleveland Browns on Monday introduced receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., about three weeks after acquiring him from the New York Giants […]

- Daily Praise

via Joy105: Ever Increasing Faith Ministries has officially confirmed the return of Fred Price Jr. to his role as pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center. Price Jr.’s return is slated for July 1, just a little over a year after the young, promising pastor stepped down from the helm of the 28,000 member church founded by his father, Dr. Frederick […]

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via Wkyc: Former Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. has been arrested and is facing kidnapping, rape, sodomy and residential burglary charges, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department told NBC San Diego on Thursday. Winslow has been charged with two counts of kidnapping with the intent to commit rape, two counts of forcible rape, one […]

- Daily Praise

via Joy105: We will keep you all updates as we get more information. Many pastors have reached out and/or posted to social media asking others to help pray for Bishop. We extend our prayers as well and are praying for a wuick and speedy recovery! Wont he do it ! Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Jr., […]

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via fox8cleveland: The family of the man affectionately known as “Sax Man” is raising money to pay for his funeral expenses. Maurice Reedus, Jr., 65, died unexpectedly Monday morning at his home in Cleveland. His sister, Sharon Reedus Sanders, said they believe he suffered heart failure. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized. Reedus did not […]

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered a civil rights icon now. He has a monument in Washington, D.C., a federal holiday that we celebrate this week and is revered as a man who sought to bring a divided nation together. He is oft-quoted as the antithesis of the Black Lives Matter movement which […]

National

  via eurweb: The pastor of a South Carolina megachurch had to come out and apologize for his wife on Thursday after she posted an angry Facebook message targeting black NFL players who take a knee against against social injustice. Fox Carolina reported that Rev. Ron Carpenter, Jr. of Greenville’s Redemption Church posted the apology video on […]

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The United States Navy has identified Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm, Jr., of Elyria as one of the victims of Friday’s USS Fitzgerald crash. FC Rehm, 37, was among seven sailors whose bodies were found in the ship’s berthing compartment. The seven sailors had been missing since Friday, when the Fitzgerald collided with a cargo […]

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As many are celebrating the joyous Christmas season, Christian Contemporary vocalist, Nicole C. Mullen, is mourning the loss of her father. Napoleon Coleman, Jr. died Wednesday, Dec.14, she confirmed on her official Facebook page. He was 80 years old. “My dad, who was born on 11-08-36… went to be with Jesus at 11:08pm last night,” […]

National

Prison time can be rough on a marriage. The woes of former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, continue, although both have finished their respective jail sentences. The Chicago Tribune reports that Jackson, Jr. has filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage. Via The Chicago Tribune:   Jackson Jr., 51, cited […]

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It seem as though the Democratic presidential candidates as well as the Democratic National Committee are missing a few of the pressing topics affecting the Black community today.