Since the concept for the Awake In the Dawn: Living the Lord’s Prayer devotional was conceived, author Craig Smith planned to use 100% of the proceeds from the project to raise funds for Village2Village. The post Devotional Book Donates 100% of Proceeds to Nonprofit Village2Village appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma According to the Christian tradition, January 6 is the day of ‘Epiphany,’ or “manifestation of [Jesus] Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi” (Matthew 2: 1-12). Epiphany is the official end the Christmas time. The term also means, “a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being” (Oxford Languages).
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, Senior National Correspondent Aaron Dean, the White police officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home in Texas, has received an 11-year prison sentence following his conviction on manslaughter charges. Dean, 38, was counted among the officers who responded to an “open structure” call at Jefferson’s home
By The Associated Press Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. The company recently tweeted: “We’re relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the U.S.” “We also
By Kevin McGill, The Associated Press New Orleans kicked off its annual Carnival season Jan. 6, a weekslong celebration of joyous street parties, lavish balls and colorful parades — complicated this year by concerns over crime and a depleted police force that last year forced a shortening of Mardi Gras parade routes. City officials marked
By James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press/Report for America Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Jan. 6 that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power. The state used
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Jan. 10, part of Mayor Brandon Scott’s Squeegee Action Plan took effect. The six-zone squeegee ban targets high-traffic intersections where panhandling and solicitation activity will no longer be tolerated. The plan will be enforced by patrolling officers. To keep arrests low, squeegee workers will get two warnings
By AFRO Staff The women of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (PWCAC-DST) and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation, have come together once again for the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Competition and Program. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on January 16, the
By Terrance Harris, The Defender Network Count veteran NFL coach Lovie Smith as the Texans’ latest one-and-done coach. Smith was informed shortly after Sunday’s regular-season finale win over the Colts that he was being fired after just one season on the job. He was 3-13-1 in his lone season as head coach. Smith is the
By ReShonda Tate, The Defender Network For the millions of people who watched a leaderless House of Representatives convene for the first week of the new year, the true legend to many was a Black woman named Cheryl Johnson. As factions of Republicans, newly in the majority, fought savagely to appoint a new speaker, the