By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old brother, Hughes Van Ellis. The historic event took place on Tuesday, February 28, at Ghana’s embassy in Washington, where Fletcher and Ellis were formally sworn in as
By BlackPressUSA MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that supports energy regulators in the clean energy transition, announces that Damali Rhett Harding has been named acting director of its U.S. program, effective March 17. Harding, a highly regarded expert in renewable energy and electric utilities, joined RAP last year as the
Stellar Award Winner, James Fortune releases a new single in collaboration with R&B songstress Monica, titled, “Trusting God.” The song is a new inspirational and motivational record to keep God’s people focused on his promise. The collaboration comes over a decade after their Grammy-nominated song “Hold On” alongside Fred Hammond. The melodic track can be
*Los Angeles-based chef Clive Jackson was featured in Gordon Ramsay’s “24 Hours to Hell & Back” and now he’s making headlines once again for falling on rough times. Jackson lost his restaurant, The Brownstone Bistro, months after it was featured in the show’s first season in 2018. This triggered a whirlwind of financial hardships, setbacks
Camille Winbush – Instagram *Many still nostalgically remember Camille Winbush playing Vanessa Thomkins on “The Bernie Mac Show.” The show ran for six seasons, with the late Bernie Mac playing the proud alpha male with a responsibility to raise his two nieces and nephew, whose mother checked into rehab. He is helped by his wife to
Rickey Smiley on TODAY Thursday, March 2, 2023 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) *Ricky Smiley is speaking out about the death of his son Brandon, who passed away at the age of 32 in January. Smiley spoke to Craig Melvin on the “Today” show and revealed that family members have been “speculating”
Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman attend the Atlanta screening of Lifetime’s “Line Sisters” at IPIC Theaters at Colony Square on February 10, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) *“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Drew Sidora and her husband Ralph Pittman are pulling the plug on their marriage. Sidora filed for divorce on
Cast from OWN’s Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s Lil Charles, Tim Norman and Miss Robbie Montgomery attend the Soul Train Awards 2011 at The Fox Theatre on November 17, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) *Tim Norman, former star of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his
FOR KING + COUNTRY is gearing up for their 31-city 2023 “What Are We Waiting For? The Tour Part II” which starts on March 23. The post FOR KING + COUNTRY Announce 31-City “What Are We Waiting For” Tour Part II appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
BET Media Group announced the 2023 BET Her Awards honoring the brilliance and beauty of Black women who are moving the community forward. Gospel superstar Tamela Mann and honoree MC Lyte are set to blaze the stage with unforgettable performances. The post Tamela Mann Performing at 2023 BET Her Awards appeared first on The Gospel