Kirk Franklin caught flack from many colleagues and Christians when Kanye West revealed that the gospel singer would be featured on his new album, The Life Of Pablo. According to a New York Times review of the record, the first song on the album, “Ultra Light Beams” features Franklin praying, and Kanye has referred to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of black pastors pressed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday to address what some called his use of racially charged rhetoric, with several describing a meeting that became tense at times as attendees raised concerns about his blunt language. While some left the gathering at Trump’s skyscraper in midtown […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference in which his campaign said he would be endorsed by as many as 100 black evangelical religious leaders. Many of those invited to the event say they had no intention of endorsing the billionaire businessman and former reality television star. […]
OK, so what is this fool trying to prove? In St. Louis, authorities have charged David Lopez Jackson with arson in connection with two of seven church fires in a predominantly African-American part of the St. Louis area. Even though Jackson, 35, from St. Louis has been charged for the fires, federal investigators said there […]
Brelyn Freeman, now Brelyn Bowman, the daughter of Maryland Pastor Dr. Mike Freeman, got married recently. It looked like a beautiful Black society wedding from the photos posted on social media. But its not the wedding itself that has people talking. It’s what happened before the ceremony. Brelyn Bowman decided to give her father a special […]
There are two movies with predominantly Black casts currently winning at the box office. One, of course is Straight Outta Compton, which was #1 in theaters for a third straight week. The other was War Room, which outdid movies starring Zac Efron and Owen Wilson and made $11.4 million in its first week mostly due […]
Ciara’s boyfriend, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, got unexpectedly personal during an interview Sunday with San Diego pastor Miles McPherson. The devout Christian, who has been dating Ciara since April, revealed that he has yet to have sex with her because they’ve been practicing abstinence. “She was on tour, and I was looking at her […]
Mary Mary’s Tina Campbell probably didn’t expect to catch her husband cheating on national TV, to no longer be recording as the duo that made her famous, or she’d be writing a book. But all of those things, she says were in God’s plan. “I never imagined that I’d be doing what my sister is […]
Gospel singer Erica Campbell ventured into “trap gospel” with her single “I Luh God” (See her perform it here) and all hell has broken loose in the church. NPR featured a segment about this new genre of gospel – taken directly from hip hop’s southern-fried branch of “trap music” – and how it’s rubbing gospel purists […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kicking off a foot-stomping, hand-clapping celebration of gospel music, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that this particular genre of music had helped to shape America, beginning with the slave era and continuing on through the civil rights movement and beyond. But “the heart” of gospel still remains true, although it has evolved […]
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson informed folks via Twitter that he caught an early screening of the risqué “50 Shades of Grey,” and all hell broke loose among his Christian followers. The 26-year-old, who has been vocal about the importance of his religious beliefs, even called the sex-heavy movie “a great film.” His Christian fans immediately […]
Sherri Shepherd is co-hosting the Tom Joyner Morning Show every Thursday and as usual, she has plenty to say about life, love and current events. The actress/comedian, who recently appeared in the Chris Rock movie Top Five, has had her fair share of relatable experiences – from dealing with Type 2 diabetes and losing weight to her two […]
