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When I was younger my mother sang in my cousin Larry’s gospel group.  They traveled all over North Carolina singing in churches.  They would have those churches rocking, and I loved to feel the floor bounce under my feet when they sang the fast songs – but those weren’t my favorite moments.  I loved the […]

A few months ago the Internet was blazing with scathing comments about a few young girls dancing too provocatively to Beyonce’s hit single “Single Ladies.” Well, this isn’t that type of party. Check out this video by the 2009 Hope Idol winner. These young ladies take Beyonce’s song and turn it upside down to honor […]

Praise in the Park is Sept. 25, but gospel lovers in Atlanta enjoyed their concert last week. Here’s a look at how they did in the ATL. Click here for details about Charlotte’s Praise In the Park.

VIA: TheGrio.com The US Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at making school lunches healthier. While the bill won’t eliminate foods like pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken and hamburgers, it will create tougher standards on the quality of the foods, offering families healthier options. Foods found in vending machines would be included. Read more. How […]

Bernice King dropped by Praise 102.5 in Atlanta to talk about the controversy surrounding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization founded by her father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King will hold a prayer vigil for the troubled organization this Friday at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her father preached, in […]

VIA THE CHOSEN ONE Every woman wants the secret to getting a good man, who pays bills, has good credit, is strong, sexy and powerful. A man who is well respected in public and a compassionate king at home. Everybody’s chiming in on what women are doing wrong. Some books say to get over it, […]

By Tanya Wilson 360You Recently, the news has been filled with a series of tragic events. I can’t help but wonder what has happened. It isn’t that tragedy is new; it just feels like ugliness is on the rise. I miss the simple days of children playing hopscotch. The sound of the ice cream truck […]

By Nicole Massie Martin “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV Life is filled with experiences that, if taken at face value, could persuade you to stop trusting God. As a single person, perhaps you expected to be married or remarried by now. Since the possibility of […]

VIA: NewsOne.com I was catching up on the world news on NewsOne and found an online discussion regarding soul food. The author of the article asked a simple question, what’s your favorite soul food restaurant. He’s based in NYC and stated his favorites in the area are Amy Ruth’s and Melba’s in Harlem. He’s also […]

Some black women (and gay men) are angry about Essence magazine hiring a white woman as the fashion editor, but they should really be angry about the constant images in all media that damage girls self-esteem. Girl Talk and other local non-profits have teamed to present the documentary “Cover Girl Culture.” It will be screened […]

VIA: Elev8.com “If you eat well, you must speak well” – Yoruba Proverb “The ancient Africans taught that if a person is good to you, you must forever speak good of them.  They believed the good always outlives the not so good” – – – ” If we eat from the plate we must give […]

VIA: TheRoot.com The Internet is blazing with scathing comments from Black women who are extremely upset at “Essence” magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray. Why? Because according to media reports, Essence has added Ellianna Placas, a white woman, to their staff. Placas will serve as the magazine’s fashion editor. For some, this may seem like not a […]