Sidewalk Prophets, along with Instruments Of Joy, played their Great Big Family Reunion event at the historic Ryman Auditorium Monday night, July 4. The post Sidewalk Prophets Celebrate Great Big Family Reunion appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
*When families take vacations, many of them flock to the beach. It’s why Florida, California and other coastal areas are so popular and why beachside property is so valuable. Charles and Willa Bruce paid $1,225 for two parcels of land more than one hundred years ago. They opened a beachside resort for other Black families
*The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Marlo Hampton has once more proved she is the queen of style. At least as far as some are concerned. Anyway, she recently stepped out in a naked-illusion dress, flaunting her “peach.” At first glance, one might have thought she was naked. The “nude dress” sells at $680 and
*(CNN) — The Backstreet Boys had an on-stage visitor at their show in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night. Rapper Drake joined the boy band during their performance of “I Want It That Way.” It was the second of two shows the group performed in Drake’s hometown as part of their DNA World Tour. Before launching
*Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 169 years ago. Via NPR: In the summer of 2020, the U.S. commemorated Independence Day amid nationwide protests for racial justice and systemic reforms
*(CNN) — A mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday in a suburb outside Chicago, Illinois, left at least six people dead and wounded more than two dozen others, Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill said. Police are still searching for the suspect, who O’Neill described as a white man between 18-20 years
By MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY and ROGER SCHNEIDER, Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago […] The post 6 dead, 30 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Today, the Akron, Ohio, police department released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was stopped by law enforcement for an alleged traffic matter earlier in the week. The video footage raises more […] The post LDF Issues Statement on Video Footage of Police Shooting of Jayland Walker appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed […] The post Video shows Akron police kill Black man in hail of gunfire appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Gloria Onyinyechi Nkemka popularly known as GLIGHT (God’s Light) releases her new single titled “I’m Forgiven” produced by Soji Adesola. The song is a declaration of forgiveness and freedom through Christ Jesus, and it’s accompanied by a music video. Prior to this “I’m Forgiven”, GLIGHT (God’s Light) has released several other singles like “CHUKWU OKIE”