Faith & Fame
Tennis player Althea Gibson was one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line. Althea Gibson was born in South Carolina on August 25th, 1927. Her family then moved to Harlem, Manhattan, where she spent most of her childhood. When she was 10 years old, the Police Athletic League closed off traffic on […]
Half of Americans are spending less time looking at screens and it seems to be making them happier. A new survey from Talker Research finds that Gen Z is actually leading the charge when it comes to unplugging, with more than 60 percent intentionally putting down the smartphones. Those numbers start going down the older […]
Dr. Dre and Eminem’s collaboration was a natural fit due to their shared penchant for controversy and cutting-edge music. Without Dr. Dre, we might not have ever seen Eminem take over the masses. It made sense that Dre would gravitate towards him for a variety of reasons. For starters, there weren’t many white rappers who […]
Janet Jackson celebrates son's 9th birthday, balances motherhood and career, values her child's childhood
Marvin Sapp recently returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan to celebrate the street naming in honor of his late wife, Dr. MaLinda P. Sapp, and the 22nd anniversary of Lighthouse Full Life Center, the church they founded. Sapp was the guest preacher at Lighthouse and facilitated the installation of an inscribed cornerstone on the church building. […]
“Give us today our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 Isn’t it fascinating how our relationship with time shapes our peace? We live in a world obsessed with “more” and “later”—savings accounts for next year, pantries stocked for next month, minds racing toward tomorrow. Yet here, in Matthew 6:11, Jesus offers us the secret to true peace: […]
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10 Imagine handing a glass of water to someone dying of thirst. It’s not just relief—it’s resurrection. That’s the heart of […]
“So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 8:15 In our fast-paced world, it’s easy […]
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 In a world that constantly bombards us with negativity and distractions, it’s easy for our thoughts to spiral into worry, fear, and doubt. […]
The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming November 4th Uniform Election in Texas is Monday, October 6th. Statewide, there are 17 amendments proposed for the State Constitution. Several of these proposals would cut or ban certain taxes in the state, including billions of dollars’ worth of property tax cuts. Voters in Houston will […]
The day Sarah Ezekiel found an old VHS tape from the 1990s, she thought it was just a sweet home movie of her changing her daughter But deep in that eight-second clip was something priceless — the sound of her real voice. Sarah was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2000 and lost the […]
AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service. The company, originally known as America Online, announced the end of an era for a technology that once defined the early internet experience. At its peak AOL had ten million customers, however, as technology advanced most users transitioned to faster broadband connections shrinking current usage down to […]