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Ronide Baduel keeps a broken teacup tucked away for safekeeping. One day, she will look at it, maybe even smile, and recall how life’s rhythms shifted with the earth in January.

Fantasia Barrino got her start in the church, and in this scene from the Lifetime movie that chronicled her life, she returns to her church roots. Here she sings an Black church classic, "Pass Me Not."

There’s a vicious rumor circulating the net that American Idol viral sensation General Larry Platt was found dead.

Two US officials are reporting that Sheik Sa'id al-Masri, al Qaeda's chief operating officer, was killed a little more than a week ago. Sa'id al-Masri is the third in charge in the organization.

Many people view Memorial Day as a vacation weekend, but it is really much more. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service in the Armed forces.

Business mogul Russell Simmons hosted former Miss Universe Tanzania Flaviana Matata during a Diamond Empowerment Fund reception in New York City last week. Matata is the D.E.F.'s newest African Angel, the Ambassador Program for the organization.

Radical living was not only for the early church believers, but it's what the church today is also called to, said one pastor. Francis Chan’s latest book, Crazy Love, has sold one million copies worldwide, a figure he says demonstrates the extent to which he is not alone in feeling a sense of frustration with "comfortable" Christianity.

Gary Coleman will be remembered for one TV role more than any other accomplishment in his career, but the “Diff’rent Strokes” star who died Friday (May 28) due to an intercranial hemorrhage — was mourned by people across the entertainment industry.

Will and Jada Smith told Oprah that they talk to their kids about the responsibility of being an artist.

RadarOnline.com and Fox News are reporting that Gary Coleman has passed away. The "Diff'rent Strokes" star was 42.

I was only vaguely aware of the Nigerian singer Fela Kuti before I started going to Pop Life a few years ago. The weekly Wednesday party was at Loft 1523 back then. Promoter/DJ Mike Kitchen always played Kuti’s “No Water No Get Enemy.” The blaring horns and driving beats known as Afrobeat always drew people […]