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Dr. Michelle A. Gourdine wrote her new book, Reclaiming Our Health: A Guide to African American Wellness (Yale University Press, April 2011), to help African Americans reduce their disproportionate burden of obesity, high blood pressure, cancer, and other leading causes of death. “The level of disease in our community is personal to me. It affects […]

As life expectancies continue to rise and early retirement mounts due to layoffs or medical conditions, you will need to sustain yourself for more years in retirement compared to your parents’ generation. The biggest part of your financial success is having a plan. AXA advisers say it’s good for young professionals just starting out to […]

Gospel male artist instantly brings a rumble.  Donnie McClurkin even took Tonex to task  about his sexuality. You can read that article here in Donnie McClurkin Controversy Spreads. No one would have ever dreamed that his career would take so many twists and turns. Anthony Charles Williams II better known by his stage name TONEX […]

Three weeks ago, Father Pfleger, a freedom fighter in chicago, the longtime head of St. Sabina’s parish in Chicago was suspended by his boss, Cardinal George, for his comments on Smiley & West three weeks ago. via: smiley&west.com

Spring is the beginning of allergy season for many people The flowers are in bloom. The trees have blossoms, but you can’t enjoy any of that because of your allergies. Every spring, allergies flare up. Whether it’s the pollen, the bees, the fresh flower buds, or the dust, outside allergies prove a real health risk […]

Here is a take on the the “All I Do Is Win”- DJ Khaled meets Christianity. If you ever wanted to know what it would sound like with Christian music. We all laugh when Weird Al does his parodies.Christians get in on the act of rewriting a song not for humor but for inspiration. There […]

Tornadoes rip through the Bible. God speaks out of the whirlwind in Job and whisks the prophet Elijah to heaven in swirling winds. Fiery preachers often point out in Proverbs how God scatters humanity like straw in punishment. SOURCE: USA Today | Faith 7 Reason Cathy Lynn Grossman

Have you ever been to a wedding and wondered  why you were participating in  the ritual?  Most brides and grooms  have no idea where many things come from. The upcoming movie  JUMPING THE BROOM is a hilarious comedy that tackles the wedding ceremony that forces two divergent families to get along.  Today the  world is […]

Stedman Graham you have been called out! There is an open letter pleading with Stedman to as  Beyonce would say “Put a Ring on it.” The whole world is enthralled with today’s wedding of  Prince William and Kate. There is one more wedding that would ripple from America that the whole world would pay reverential […]

Mahalia Jackson is called the Queen of Gospel for good reason.  She had the soul and booming voice that could make even the hardest heart soften. She was born  October 26, 1911 and died  January 27, 1972.  She gave gospel music a place on the front stage as she appeared on the Variety and Talk […]