Choosing something to retire for 40 days during Lent varies depending on the person, but members at First United Church of Oak Park in suburban Chicago decided on "fasting from whiteness" by refusing to perform hymns composed and/or written by white musicians.

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Twitter enemies (Twittemies?) Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks are now both on a break from the social media site. Banks has announced she has quit Twitter for Lent, just weeks after her Twitter nemesis Azalea bowed out over nasty comments about her bikini body. Banks actually stopped tweeting last month in a bid to avoid […]

03/06/14- Huggy Lowdown reveals what he’s giving up for Lent.

Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

Although many people associate it just with New Orleans, there are Mardi Gras celebrations all over the world. What most people don’t know is that the U.S. celebration of Mardi Gras began in Mobile, Alabama. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 is Fat Tuesday the start of the Mardi Gras season. According to the U.S. Library of Congress, the […]