DETROIT— Prosecutors have recommended at least 12 1/2 years in prison for a member of gospel music’s Winans family whose $8 million bond scam involved more than 1,000 people and caused bankruptcies and home foreclosures. Michael Winans Jr., 30, of Jessup, Md., is returning Wednesday to Detroit federal court, four months after pleading guilty to […]
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White House Aide: Obama Hasn’t Abandoned Blacks
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Obama has launched initiatives and backed legislation that have significantly helped African-Americans throughout his time in office even though there is a perception in some quarters that the nation’s first Black president hasn’t done as much for African-Americans as he has for Latinos, gays and lesbians, and other groups, according to […]
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Fourth Annual “Royal Comedy Tour” to Kick off Feb. 2 in Louisiana
The longest running and most successful urban comedy tour will again hit stages across America in coming months. Kicking off on Feb. 2 in Louisiana to coincide with Super Bowl weekend, the Royal Comedy Tour will see some of the premier comedians in the country come together on one stage for a 25-city stand-up tour. […]
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Meet the Pastor
Name: Pastor Heber Brown III Church, how long: I’ve been the pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church for 4 and ½ years. 430 E. Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21212 www.pleasanthope.org Age: 32 Hometown: Baltimore School: Morgan State University (B.S. in Psychology), Virginia Union University (Master of Divinity) and Wesley Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry – […]
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Churches Fight UMC Over Property
Less than a year has gone by since White Rock Church members decided to end their relationship with the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) because they disagreed with the treatment of African American churches and smaller congregations within the denomination. The congregation was told by Bishop John R. Schol, then the head […]
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Fred Luter poised to become First Black President of Southern Baptists
(June 16, 2012) The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. is poised to become the first African American president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination when convention delegates vote during the week of June 18 in New Orleans. It’s a big step for a denomination that was formed out of a pre-Civil War split with northern Baptists […]
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ChristianityToday.com Launches New Site Design
Christianity Today, a nonprofit global ministry recently debuted the new design of ChristianityToday.com, the website for Christianity Today magazine, with new features and a clean, fresh look. The new website boasts a simpler layout, subscriber-only content, minute-to-minute news updates from around the web, and topically categorized content ranging from hot button subjects like Mitt Romney […]
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TBN’s Church Channel Network Offers Worship and Ministry Programs 24-7
What if there was a special television channel that carried all the best church and ministry programs featuring the most respected Christian leaders? And what if that channel was available around the clock to comfort, inspire, and challenge viewers any time day or night? The good news is that such a channel exists here and […]
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Prometheus: Archaeologists Search for Humanity’s Birthplace
Dateline: Scotland, 2089. While spelunking on the Isle of Skye, archaeologists Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) and Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) discover an ancient painting etched into the ceiling of an abandoned cave. The uncanny researchers immediately discern that the primitive picture is an invitation from aliens to visit a moon located in a remote […]
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Catholic Institutions File 12 Lawsuits Challenging Health Care Mandate
Catholic institutions are striking back against a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would force them to pay for or provide contraceptives and perform procedures such as abortions. The Archdiocese of Washington and other local church-affiliated plaintiffs filed a legal action May 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against […]
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Mormon Church Condemns BYU Professor’s Racist Remarks
The Mormon Church Feb. 29 condemned racism in the church after a Brigham Young University (BYU) professor said Blacks aren’t ready for priesthood. Church officials issued a statement Feb. 29 repudiating comments published in the Washington Post from BYU religion professor Randy Bott saying Bott’s comments “do not represent the teachings and doctrines of The […]
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NAACP’s Religious Roundtable Speaks Out Against Rev. Franklin Graham’s Obama/Muslim Comments
Several faith leaders involved in the NAACP’s Religious Roundtable have released a letter that speaks out against Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham after his recent comments on a television news show that questioned President Obama’s Christian faith. Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham and current CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, appeared […]