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Kirk Franklin's new book entitled THE BLUEPRINT: A Plan For Living Above Life's Storms will hit store shelves on Tuesday, May 18th!

Infected romaine lettuce from a single processing facility has been linked to the sickening of at least 23 people in four different states, NY, MI, TN, and OH, says the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

VIA HUFFINGTON POST: In one of the greatest domestic population shifts in American history, African Americans poured out of the South in the early 20th century. The so-called “Great Migration” brought millions of southern blacks to areas across the country, including hundreds of thousands who came to Chicago. The city’s South Side quickly became the […]

VIA ELEV8 International acclaimed recording artist, speaker, minister and best-selling author Juanita Bynum has joined Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment with a management and joint venture recording agreement. Bynum will record under a newly formed joint venture with the company’s premiere faith-based label, Spirit Rising. Her highly-anticipated album, THE DIARY OF JUANITA BYNUM, is scheduled […]

The Ad Council has launched a new radio campaign to help women understand lupus and identify its symptoms.


Tasha Smith (pictured) has some of the most amazing hair year round. That's really hard to do in the summer. Learn more about how to obtain Tasha Smith hair this summer.

Legendary actress and singer Lena Horne died yesterday. She was 92.

A blessing and prayer tribute to all mothers

Whether healthy eating is new to you or you’ve been trying to figure out how to get started, it will be helpful to know that there is a lot of research now to prove the health benefits of many foods. Check out what the author of Age-Proof Your Body says you should eat.

VIA BLACK CHRISTIAN NEWS A hip-hop writer from Houston has started a Christian campaign to support rappers behind bars, including Lil Wayne, who began a year-long sentence for weapon possession last month, and local rapper Richard “Lolife” Nash, who’s serving time in Sugar Land. Inspired by a biblical call to reach out to prisoners, Jason […]

Yesterday we laid to rest one of this nation's civil rights leaders. During the ceremony Alexis Hermon mentioned Dr. Dorothy Height's forthcoming memoir, "Open Wide the Freedom Gates." In the memoir Height will talk about civil and human rights and her role in the process. I wonder if that will include a history lesson on the tea party, since it is on the uprise recently.

VIA: Good Morning America and Lowe’s The air outside is not the only place you are subjected to poor air quality. According to the Environmental Protection Agency indoor air pollution is ranked in the top four health hazards listed by the EPA and is 10 times more hazardous than outdoor air pollution. Products in your […]