VIA: FindArticles.Com For centuries African Americans have dominated the American music scene. Black music is in fact America’s original music, and the Spirituals-Blues-Jazz-Gospel-Charleston-Twist-HipHop gift is the foundation not only of rhythm and blues but also of Broadway and The Grammys. Read about three of the most important moments in Black Music History below: 1. 1660 […]
via: the sun The fattest man in the world has had a life-saving operation in the U.K. and lost more than 280 lbs., The Sun reported on Monday. Paul Mason now weighs 685 lbs. – but is believed to still be the heaviest man on the planet. The ex-postman, 48, spent the weekend in intensive […]
Let’s talk about it, the “first fruit” concept that is. So often we who are in the Church concentrate on the “first fruit” concept as only paying our tithes (rarely our offerings). It is seldom common knowledge that offering of our “first fruit” should extend beyond just giving of our monies.
VIA:CHRON.COM MIAMI — Matt Schaub won’t remember Sunday’s Pro Bowl as any kind of turning point in his career. He’s way too practical for that. He understands quarterbacks ultimately are judged by their ability to get a team to the playoffs and then to win in the playoffs. By that […]
From the Washington Post: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — International relief organizations backed by American soldiers delivered hundreds of tons of rice to homeless residents of the Haitian capital Sunday, laboring to ease a food shortage that has left countless thousands struggling to find enough to eat.
via: chron.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is unveiling a $3.83 trillion federal budget today that contains a double dose of bad news for the Houston area: cancellation of NASA’s Constellation mission to the moon and an end to tax breaks for energy exploration. Ending the Constellation program is one of hundreds of spending reductions […]
As we celebrate Black History month, we pay tribute to Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was a modest seamstress on her way home from work when…
It’s a tribute to the Grammys’ success at becoming more a musical spectacle than an awards show that on the night she made history, Beyonce was just another face in the crowd.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programs.
