Inspirational
Life is not always a smoothly-paved road. Sometimes it’s pretty damn rough – in disrepair – rocky from heartbreak, marked by potholes overflowing with disappointment and often impassable from loss, grief and misunderstanding. But even in the worst of times, I can still throw my hands up and scream, “I’M STILL HERE!” http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=blog_inner/22326/6546626/Nikki_Woods
*Michael Jackson’s brother Randy has donated $60,000 to a Children’s Hospital patient in Los Angeles to pay for her medical bills – just as he had promised. According to X17online, Jackson was moved by the plight of 11-year-old Treasure Dearsaw, who suffers from a vascular malformation which has resulted in the swelling of her […]
It’s that time again: Verizon Wireless’ “How Sweet the Sound” gospel competition is back. The nationwide competition of gospel choirs heats up again this fall as the choirs head toward the contest’s grand finale in Washington, D.C. in November. Judges Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Tamela Mann and Fred Hammond, along with hosts […]
Soul/Inspirational Musician KEM made his way to Columbus recently and while on stage made a point to stop the music and give his testimony.
We live in such a fast-paced world, it’s hard to get people to think about anything that happened yesterday, let alone seven months ago. Since the horrific earthquake took place in Haiti in January, a lot has happened internationally, nationally, locally and in our own personal lives. Before we left for vacation, I got […]
From AOLnews.com A Mexican baby that had been pronounced dead was discovered to be still breathing — just hours before she was scheduled to be buried. Dafne Marisol Hernandez, 17, was preparing to say farewell to her daughter, who died not long after her premature birth this week. To Hernandez’s surprise, she could hear noises […]
Check out this inspiring poem about being a single mother and a plea for the brothers to reclaim their position as head of household.
It is time for students around the country to go back to school, and everywhere they will be receiving advice on how to have a successful academic year. But what about their parents? http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/home_family_life_style/20882
Monday mornings are rough for me. No matter how relaxing the weekend was, I’m up very early, and after hospital rounds, I head to the parish prison to provide health care to inmates. East Baton Rouge Parish Prison houses 1,500 men and women. Unfortunately, approximately 90 percent of the male population looks like me – […]
Unconditional love becomes possible when you practice cultivating these four states of mind: 1. Friendliness or loving kindness is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. 2. Compassion is a virtue —one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of […]
A group of students at Glenda Dawson High School gave a thrilling performance to pay tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, for the one-year anniversary of his death. Dawson High School, located in the 2000 block of Cullen, is new to the Pearland School District. The school celebrated their 1st graduating class of […]
