Category Archives: Gospel News

PRESS ROOM: First Annual CARIBBEAN MUSIC AWARDS confirmed for AUGUST 31st, 2023 LIVE from the renowned KINGS THEATRE in Brooklyn, New York

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPDY2gRPR3o ‘A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION’ FOR CARIBBEAN MUSIC HOSTED BY 3x GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER WYCLEF JEAN. MACHEL MONTANO TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. (Black PR Wire) New York, NY – The stage is set and it’s time to recognize and celebrate Caribbean Music! With an electrifying lineup of performances, presenters, and nominees, this extraordinary event will

Buffalo shooting survivors say social media companies and a body armor maker enabled the killer

By Michael HillThe Associated Press YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits announced Aug. 16. The complementary lawsuits filed by Everytown Law in state court

Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66

By Andew DaltonAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Aug. 19. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said

Arkansas education department withdraws credit for AP African American Studies

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) –The Arkansas Department of Education has opted to strip course credit from the Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course, just a few months after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders inked legislation curbing the scope of public school educators’ classroom offerings. The AP African American

Tyler Perry BET deal falls through as Paramount removes network from sales block

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – Paramount Global has pulled out of a deal to sell BET Media Group to renowned filmmaker Tyler Perry. According to The Wall Street Journal, Paramount announced that they had ended the bidding process, which would have included VH1 and BET Studios, streamer BET+

Commentary: The ‘Urgency of Now’

By The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas “We have . . . come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises

Commentary: Garveyism as part of the Jamaican National Standards Curriculum

By Wayne Campbell “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”— Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The Jamaican society is far removed from what national hero Marcus Garvey stood for.  There is not much national pride and our values and attitudes are grounded in a selfish and