Inspirational
*The public still doesn’t know what’s ailing Aretha Franklin, but she’s “recovering and her spirits are high” after surgery for the undisclosed health issue, according to her friend, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=69366
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have convened a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on the second night of the Jewish festival of lights on Thursday, December 2, 2010 The celebration occurred in the East Room Thursday, where guests recited traditional prayers while lighting candles in a menorah lent by […]
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_black_america_news/23893 The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is more than halfway complete, and the president of the foundation responsible for the project is confident it will be completed by Aug. 28, 2011 – the 48th anniversary of the slain civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Trin-i-tee 5:7 has been the Best Selling Female Gospel Trio in music history. The GRAMMY® Award nominated, Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award and Stellar Award winners have achieved unprecedented success in their career over the past decade.
CNN’s T.J. Holmes was keeping a deep, dark secret for some time that has finally been revealed, thanks to “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and Tom Joyner himself. The CNN anchor hadn’t had a medical checkup in years, and, like many other people – especially black men – he probably wouldn’t have gone until something […]
*Janet Jackson, who’s starring in “For Colored Girls” is opening up about her life as she promotes the film and her new book, “True You.” She told TV show “Extra” that her involvement with ex-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri was pivotal to her growth. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=63450
*Thirty-year-old Tamika Catchings has a testimony like no other. The young lady was born with a hearing deficiency and has developed a speech impediment. Despite her shortcomings, she has become a successful basketball player to represent Team USA at the World Games. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=52961
*Recently EURweb.com was on hand at a charitable event held by Amare Stoudamire’s Each 1 Teach 1 Foundation in conjunction with AM New York. The event featured a silent auction for sports memorabilia at the Lucky Strikes Bowling Alley on 42nd St in New York City. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=61095
The Tom Joyner Morning Show’s” Sybil Wilkes is being featured on an e-card sponsored by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Circle of Promise and Essence magazine in an effort to encourage African-American women to focus on the effort to end breast cancer. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/22920
On Friday, not long after the jingle ended, I went to see the movie “Waiting for Superman” with my senior producer Nikki Woods and writer Mary Boyce, a.k.a. Mamas Gone Wild. If you haven’t seen it yet, “Waiting for Superman” takes a look at the public school system in this country, shows us how jacked […]
Israel Houghton has referred to himself as a black man raised by white people in a Hispanic neighborhood, which may be why his approach to gospel music is so eclectic. His New Breed Ministries is a collection of musicians brought together by the love of Christ and music, and Houghton isn’t afraid to veer out […]
*Jamie Foxx was spotted with his sister, DeOndra Dixon, who has Down Syndrome at the Be Beautiful, Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show in Denver. “This little lady right here lives with me along with my other sister, along with my father and my mother. So, we’re one big happy family,” Foxx tells ET Online. […]
