Days after marching with thousands in a George Floyd demonstration in downtown Houston, Texas, televangelist Joel Osteen said Monday that he thinks Floyd’s death represents a “turning point” and the incident “ignited” something in him.
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Grief Runs Deep in Detroit as City Struggles With Coronavirus
Jamon Jordan could not mourn his mother in the traditional way. At Jacquelynne Jordan’s memorial in early April, there were just seven people. No hugs. No traditional dinner where family members could gather to honor the 66-year-old matriarch’s memory.
Dianna Hobbs, Founder of Empowering Everyday Women Ministries, Launches Literacy Links Program to Fight Illiteracy Among Minority Youth
Dianna Hobbs, Founder of Empowering Everyday Women Ministries and first lady of City Church Buffalo, recently launched her Literacy Links Program.
Taraji P. Henson Shines as She Launches Mental Health Non-Profit for African-Americans in Honor of Her Late Father, Boris Lawrence Henson
Taraji P. Henson is using her star power, hard work and determination to help stamp out the stigma surrounding mental health issues in the African-American community.
WATCH – Loni Love Addresses Ciara’s John Gray Post Controversy on “The Real”: It’s Hard to “Carry Yourself Like a Wife” When There Is a Shortage of Available Black Men to Marry
Culture editor Veronica Wells talked in depth this week about the small controversy singer Ciara stirred by sharing a clip of Pastor John Gray’s advice to women who were looking to get married.
WATCH: Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Pastor and Phoenix Community Leader, Bishop Alexis Thomas, Dies Unexpectedly at 50
Bishop Alexis Thomas, a pillar of the African-American community in Phoenix and senior pastor of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, has died, parishioners said. He was 50.
NFL Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin Retires From NFL After 14 Seasons
Football has been a priority for Anquan Boldin. But after 14 seasons, more than 200 games and nearly 14,000 yards receiving, the veteran wide receiver now feels a higher calling, which is why he left the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after only two weeks with […]
President Obama says It Will Be a ‘Personal Insult’ If Black Voters Don’t Elect Clinton
President Obama called on the black community to show Hillary Clinton the same support they did for him in an impassioned speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation gala Saturday night.
Mayoral Candidate Jesus Garcia Opens South Side Chicago Campaign Office
There were cheers for mayoral challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and jeers for incumbent Rahm Emanuel as Garcia stood with some 100 supporters in the African-American community on Tuesday.
