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via:christianpost Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and congressman, recently told his trainer that God does not want him to hurt people. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer, said in an ESPN report that he was bothered by the boxer’s statements Read More

via:christianpost The 43rd Annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards nominees have been announced Wednesday morning live from Atlanta, Ga. Montell Jordan, Chonda Pierce, A.J. Styles, and Jamie Grace did the honors of announcing the nominees. Click Here

James “JJ” Hairston & Youthful Praise are back in action and expected to bring their inevitable energy of contemporary worship and endearing praise to the forefront with their brand new album “After This” available Tuesday, March 27th on Light Records. The “After This” project is the gospel choir’s sixth musical offering and features the entire […]

via:eurweb Poet Maya Angelou is said to be on the mend following a brief illness that forced her to cancel a planned speech in Texas. Angelou’s lecture agent David LaCamera said Tuesday the 83-year-old poet was scheduled to speak on Wednesday at Texas Women’s University in Denton, but came down with an illness that left […]

  via:eurweb    The Presidents Day weekend saw three holdovers – “Safe House,” “The Vow” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”–top the domestic box office chart in a surprise upset over new entries, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal’s “Safe House,” starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, was in a tight race with “The Vow” […]

Actor Kevin Costner said that he and Whitney Houston had a lot of things in common, including the Baptist Church.

News92FM.Com is reporting that Houston gospel recording star Kim Burrell has been invited to the funeral of Whitney Houston. Burrell will join the likes of Houston’s god-mother, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and other huge names in music and entertainment, honoring Whitney Houston; Houston’s funeral is Saturday.

Here’s the first look at Whitney Houston‘s unofficial obituary. Here are the first few pages: From NEWSONE.com: M. J. Edwards Funeral Home, the funeral home entrusted with the final arrangements of Whitney Houston, 48, and Memorial Keepsakes, have released an obituary honoring the life of our favorite “Jersey Girl.” Services for Houston, who died Saturday, February 11, 2012, […]

The Associated Press is reporting that Stevie Wonder and “The Queen Of Soul” are scheduled to perform at Whitney Houston’s private funeral this Saturday, February 18, 2012. Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys and Donnie McClurkin will also be part of the program, along with other celebrities. Read More

via:christianpost Bishop T.D. Jakes, founder and senior pastor of the Potter’s House in Texas and a producer of the movie remake, “Sparkle,” praised Whitney Houston Thursday for her performance in her final film role. “When she walked out there and began to perform, we were all just stunned at how well she did. Not only […]