Entertainment

via allaccess: REACH MEDIA’s syndicated host TOM JOYNER announced his replacement will be RICKEY SMILEY. He will take over in JANUARY.  JOYNER made his retirement known when he signed his last contract (NET NEWS 10/17/17) SMILEY said, “It’s an honor to continue the legacy of my boss and frat brother TOM JOYNER. Not only has […]

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via Joy105: Charles Jenkins, Senior Pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, has announced his retirement. His last day will be December 31, 2019. Pastor Jenkins joined the pastoral staff of his mentor, Rev. Dr. Clay Evans, founder of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, nearly 21 years ago in 1998. Then in 2000, he officially […]

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via News5: The Cleveland Cavaliers have just one game remaining this season but on Sunday the team celebrated the end of something much bigger. Beloved Cavalier Channing Frye announced in March that this would be his final season in the league. Frye, 35, was traded to the Cavaliers in 2016 and was a part of […]

National

via newsone: John Conyers endorsed his namesake son to succeed him in Congress, but the retiring lawmaker’s grand-nephew seems to have other plans. Michigan State Sen. Ian Conyers, who told the New York Times that he planned to run for the seat, tweeted minutes after the congressman’s announcement that “all candidates” should be considered. The outgoing congressman announced […]

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photo: getty images: Richard Jefferson announced his retirement from professional basketball after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena on Sunday night. Although Jefferson came off the bench for the Cavaliers, he played an integral role in the team’s ability to shake off […]

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FOX 8 News Meteorologist Dick Goddard announced his retirement Wednesday night. Goddard will be retiring in November. He plans to focus on animal advocacy. He got his start in television at WKYC (then known as KYW) in December 1960 when he appeared on Linn Sheldon’s “Barnaby” show. In his book “Six inches of Partly Cloudy,” Goddard […]

National

Los Angeles Lakers fan or not. Kobe Bryant fan or not. Basketball fans as a whole—and even those of us who enjoy sports from a distance—bowed our heads respectfully and saluted Kobe Bryant Sunday, when he released a beautiful poem on the Players’ Tribune announcing that he would be retiring from the game after this 2015-2016 […]

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The most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music presents the tour of a lifetime, in celebration of hers. Announced on NBC’s Today Show by host Kathie Lee Gifford who had her friend Sandi in studio with her for her “Favorite Things” segment, Sandi is letting the world know that she is saying “farewell & thank […]

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By Sheilah Belle It was 35 years ago when Dr. Bobby Jones was introduced to the world of Gospel through the premiere of “Bobby Jones Gospel” on Black Entertainment Television in 1980. Since that initial partnership which helped established BET to get off the ground, “Bobby Jones Gospel” has become the longest continuously running original […]

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THE HISTORIC CELEBRATION AND RETIREMENT OF BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON PRESIDING PRELATE Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. was born in Windsor Ontario, Canada but was destined to move to the United States. God had a special calling on his life that extended far beyond the Canadian borders. In 1972, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. […]

Features

Thinking about and planning for retirement and retirement income when you are still finding your place in the workforce can be quite difficult. Some of…

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2015 Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Conference: #Changed Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 12:00 PM – Friday, July 17, 2015 at 3:00 PM (EDT) New Orleans, LA Our 2015 International Conference is a historical time for our Presiding Bishop Founder Paul S. Morton, Sr. and the entire Full […]