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Anthony Brown blessed the folks at The dReam Center Church of Atlanta with an intimate concert on Sunday with Praise 102.5 and our most loyal listeners. Brown’s unique style and ability to mix the old school baptist church with the new school worshiper, attracts many millennials to the church that might otherwise stay home or […]

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As the city of Houston continues to rebuild following the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, another potentially dangerous hurricane is set to hit Florida and Puerto Rico. Hurricane Irma has been strengthened to a Category 4 and residents are doing all they can to avoid disaster. https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/904824947641593858 While most were celebrating the Labor Day holiday, […]

KeKe Wyatt posted a tearful message on social media claiming her husband Michael Ford wants a divorce. The powerhouse singer is eight months pregnant with her ninth child and in and out of the hospital with another one of her children who has cancer. According to the Nothing In This World singer, her husband told […]

It’s another edition of Oh Taste And See With Melanie! This time Melanie took her taste to the Ballentyne area of Charlotte to try Popcorn! Yes…you read that right…popcorn. There are more ways and flavors than just “Butter” even though that is Daniel and Kysha Frazier specialty. The couple from the midwest own Popcorn Heaven […]

JJ Hairston chatted with Erica Campbell about his new song, "No Reason To Fear."

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‘Black Love’ is winning. The four-episode documentary featuring a host of celebrity couples talking honestly about marriage’s ups and down debuted to the highest ratings ever for unscripted shows on OWN. The network has ordered more episodes of the hit docu-series which debuted Tuesday with 1.2 million total viewers.  Additionally, the premiere of “Black Love” […]

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With 30 confirmed dead and 30,000 displaced throughout Texas and Louisiana, it’s pretty clear: Since Hurricane Harvey hit, it’s been nothing but devastation and despair. But somewhere in all that grief, even if only for a few minutes, this video shows how powerful faith can be for those in need. At a shelter held in the Lone Star Convention and Expo […]

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Earlier this month, famed Gospel vocalist Tasha Cobbs Leonard released a collaborative track with Nicki Minaj titled, “I’m Getting Ready.” The song appears on Leonard’s Heart.Passion.Pursuit album and as, Vibe notes, it ‘boasts lyrics of affirmation and unwavering faith, but for some fans of Gospel and Leonard,” they’re not here for Minaj’s contribution. “I’ve seen the Nicki that is off the stage and […]

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Follow Praise 104.1: Musician and pastor, Aric Harding, found his home in Friendswood, Texas flooded after returning to fetch some of his children’s belongings on Tuesday (August 29). To show his son that the family’s piano still worked, Harding sat down in the knee-deep water to play a few chords as a friend of the […]

Community Voices Host, Ron Holland sat down with Senior Vice President of Charlotte Housing Authority Cheron Porter to talk about how we can make housing affordable for everyone in Charlotte. Take a look at the interview below: Make sure to tune in to Ron Holland every weekend on Old School 105.3 and Praise 100.9 for […]

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In 2005, Joel Osteen famously bought the former Compaq Center in Houston to house his ginormous Lakewood Church, which seats over 16,000. As Hurricane Harvey flooding continues to displace thousands, folks on Twitter can’t understand why the famous televangelist hasn’t opened the church doors to offer assistance or temporary housing. So far, Osteen has tweeted a message […]