*(Via Rolling Stone) – During his brilliant, troubled life, James Brown always called his own shots. So it wasn’t a surprise that Brown set the terms of his legacy after his death. And the centerpiece of that vision was to give virtually his entire fortune, valued then at roughly $100 million, to a trust to […]
President Obama and leaders of the Senate say they’ve cut a deal to head off a historic American default. “Leaders from both parties have come together for the sake of our economy to reach a historic, bipartisan compromise that ends this dangerous standoff,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the Senate floor Sunday […]
BET’s Sunday’s Best has selected their final 10 contestants to compete for the grand prize. Mr. William McDowell opened the show with praise and worship singing “I Give Myself Away”. Immediately after he ended the three contestants left from last week competed singing “Yes Jesus Loves Me” acapella. Last week these three ladies were hard […]
Amy Winehouse’s grandmother told a British paper today that Amy Winehouse was in the process of adopting a 10 year old girl from St. Lucia, TMZ.com reports. The young girl, Dannika Augustine says she met Amy during one of her visits to the island. “Amy was already my mother. I would call her mum and […]
Mary J Blige, Kimora Lee, Jennifer Hudson, Taraji P. Henson, Angela and Vanessa Simmons were in attendance for Russell Simmons’ 12th Annual Art for Life Benefit held at Russell’s home in the Hamptons. Jennifer Hudson hit the stage for the non-profit effort to raise money! Jennifer Hudson In The UK: “I’m Proof That Dreams Come […]
Someone just pissed Oprah off!! Oprah Winfrey was just rejected by Jenny McCarthy, who had signed a development deal in 2009 to create a series for OWN. Jenny is leaving the network and taking her show concept to NBC, a source tells Fox News. By: HelloBeautiful.com
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins Sunday July 31,211. with Muslims required to fast from dawn to dusk as well as perform good works.Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 to 30 days. Ramadan starts with the sighting of the new moon on the last day of the Islamic […]
It appears the local churches are suffering from the bells and whistles of the mega-churches. T.D. Jakes, Eddie Long, Creflo Dollar, Charles Blake, and many others are a part of a trend towards Mega Churches. Many African American preachers look toward these churches as models of where they wish to be. But is a Mega […]
