About Melanie Pratt
Melanie began her career in radio when she joined the on-air staff at Praise 100.9 in 2006. She is a three-time Stellar Award nominee for Gospel Announcer of the Year, a preliminary judge for BET’s hit show Sunday Best, and has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. In 2013, she was an inaugural recipient of the Stellar Woman of Gospel Award for her contribution behind the scenes in the gospel industry. In 2015, she was awarded the 1st Melvin Crispell Gospel Heritage Award and was recognized as one of ten Most Influential Radio Personalities by the Gospel Music Industry Round-up. And in 2016 she was awarded Radio Show of The Year by the Queen City Music Awards. A self-proclaimed foodie - in particular tacos - and founder of the Foodie Flash Mob, Melanie had the pleasure of serving as judge of the Carolina Food Truck Chow Down. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Harvest Center, a transitional program for the homeless and underserved in Charlotte. Melanie is an ordained Elder in the Life Center Fellowship where she and her husband Bryan, serve as Young Adult Pastors.
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A federal lawsuit claims that Starbucks regularly uses more ice than beverage in its iced drinks. Alleging that it intentionally does not use the advertised amount of coffee or other liquid in its plastic cups, Stacy Pincus of Chicago, accuses Starbucks of misleading consumers. The lawsuit alleges that an iced beverage advertised at 24 ounces contains […]
Some familiar faces will grace the Fox Network on a new daytime talk show. Four African American pastors will share their unique takes on pop culture, news events and spirituality. The show will be executive produced by Bill Geddie, co-creator and executive producer of ‘The View’ for 17 seasons. ‘The Preachers’ will be hosted by John […]
Last week Carolina Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton was filming near the Community School of Davidson and noticed a student throwing a football around. The student just so happened to be wearing his jersey! Newton got the okay from school administration, hopped the fence and surprised the students by taking time to throw the ball around with them! Newton has reportedly […]
The National Assessment of Educational Progress announced today that American high-school senior performance levels in math have declined. Between the years of 2013 to 2015, not only has math performance gone down, but students’ reading achievement has shown no improvement, The results also found a decrease in the percentage of students in private and public schools […]
via blog.gospelflava.com Todd Dulaney follows up his #1 debut on iTunes Christian & Gospel Albums Chart with a #1 debut on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart for his new disc, A Worshipers Heart. The lead single, “The Anthem” also takes the #1 spot on the Gospel Airplay Chart, and the album charts at #3 […]
via blog.gospelflava.com Chicago, the Gospel music capitol of the world celebrates Gospel music in a big way as it gets in gear for the 31st annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival taking place in downtown Chicago at Millennium Park June 3rd and 4th. Among the headliners for this year’s fest are Grammy Award winners Bishop Hezekiah […]
A federal judge has upheld a North Carolina law that requires residents to show photo identification before voting. Yesterday a 485-page ruling, Thomas D. Schroeder of the Federal District Court in Winston-Salem wrote that the law served a “legitimate state interest” with the aim to “detect and deter fraud.” Schroeder upheld the Republican-backed law, which includes […]
In a federal lawsuit, the City of Cleveland has settled with the family of Tamir Rice for $6 million. Rice, 12, was shot dead by a police officer in 2014 within seconds of responding to an erronous report of a male threatening people in a park with a gun. It was later disclosed that Rice was in […]
via blog.gospelflava.com BET announced its lineup of new and returning programs and featured in the lineup is Joyful Noise, an hour long program hosted by award winning Motown Gospel recording artist Tye Tribbett. The show will feature performances from celebrated as well as new and upcoming Gospel artists, an on the street feature manned by […]
Donald Trump feels that Andrew Jackson should not be removed from the face of the $20 bill. He believes that the move is a purely political correct one and that they should put Harriet Tubman on the $2 bill instead. Trump believes that “Andrew Jackson had a great history,” and that “It’s very rough when you […]
The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce today that abolitionist icon Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson’s visage on the $20 bill.
Three Michigan officials were charged today by the state’s attorney general in connection with the Flint water-contamination crisis. The city’s water quality supervisor, Mike Glasgow was charged with tampering with evidence. Mike Prysby, a Department of Environmental Quality official, was charged with misconduct in office, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, tampering with evidence, and engaging in treatment […]