The Road to Glory: Finishers Club George B. Thompson Via: Elev8.com Last week I asked you to examine whether you were a part of the Starters or Finishers Club. The goal of that article was to get you to stop club hopping to success. This week’s focus is about the road to glory towards the […]
By Aswad Walker Via: DefenderNetwork.com In these tumultuous times when the world, in general, and individuals, more specifically, are fixated on huge quality of life issues such as health care reform and the economic recession/recovery, many people are making their way back to the church, temple, mosque or other faith-specific places of worship. Newsweek, cited […]
By NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON Via: Politico.com First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off a leadership and mentoring program Tuesday, opening the White House to 20 high school girls who will pair up with top administration officials to learn life skills. At a gathering in the State Dining room, Obama told the girls that mentoring has always been […]
Via: News One.com From BlackAmericaWeb.com: ABC officially announced Thursday that its upcoming Janet Jackson interview will be taped at her Malibu mansion, marking the first time the singer has allowed television cameras into her home. “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts will sit down with Jackson for an hour-long special scheduled to air on Nov. 18. […]
Via: DefenerNetwork.com A day before the highly-anticipated film, “Precious,” hits threaters in Houston, Tyler Perry sends a word of warning to his fans via email: Okay, I want all of you to know that PRECIOUS is Rated R. RATED RRRRRRR!! (for strong language, sexual content and soooo on) RATED RRRRR!!! This ain’t no MADEA movie….LOL. […]
By Sheeri Mitchell Via: Elev8.com Matthew 25:40 (New International Version) “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew 20:28 (New International Version) “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to […]
By Ingrid Michelle November 5, 2009 9:00 am Via: Elev8.com Can you rel8 to this? My Noah (pictured above) came to his forever home (in my heart) at the age of 10 months. The minute I saw his face, I knew he was mine. I would liken it to the moment a baby comes out […]
Via: DefenderNetwork.com Mo’Nique Imes was born on December 11, 1967 in Baltimore which is where she started her showbiz career as a stand-up comedienne on a dare a couple of decades ago. From there, she gained visibility and immense popularity with performances on “Showtime at the Apollo,” HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” “Apollo Comedy Hour” HBO’s […]
Via: DefenderNetwork.com Source: YouTube Lee Daniels’ Long-Anticipated Sundance-Winner Lives up to the Buzz. Precious is finally arriving in theaters after being the beneficiary of practically a year’s worth of buzz since winning a trio of trophies at Sundance, including that prestigious film festival’s equivalent of Best Picture. I’m happy to be the bearer of the […]
Picture Via: Chron.com Story Via: DefenderNetwork.com City Controller Annise Parker is expected to face former City Attorney Gene Locke in a runoff to be the next mayor of Houston December 12th. Political pundits had long predicted that Parker, with her strong base of inside-the-loop support, was all but a shoo-in for the runoff. Parker herself […]