TMZ has learned Dr. Conrad Murray is in L.A. and plans to surrender tomorrow morning in an L.A. courtroom in connection with Michael Jackson’s death … sources tell TMZ. As we first reported, the Los Angeles County District Attorney will charge Dr. Murray with involuntary manslaughter as early as this week. Based on Murray’s plan […]
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According to Eurweb, this morning’s six Oscar nominations for “Precious” has the film’s director Lee Daniels feeling pretty precious himself. “I am stoked,” the best director nominee told the Hollywood Reporter. “I haven’t moved. I’m in bed feeling like a stuffed pig, I’m just so overwhelmed with joy and so full with excitement.” The filmmaker […]
Psalm 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Words for the Day: Pray All Day God wants to be the center of your life: the center of your conversation, the center of your entertainment, the center of your relationships. Prayer keeps […]
On Tuesday, BET will unveil “The Michael Vick Project,” a 10-part documentary series detailing the rise, fall and ongoing rehabilitation of the notorious NFL star. Produced, in part, by Vick’s own MV7 Productions, the series is somber in tone and unflinching in its execution. An advance copy of the premiere episode examines Vick’s past, from […]
Romans 12:5 So we, as we are, are one body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another (mutually dependent on one another). Words for the Day: Appreciate Your Calling Learn to appreciate the call of God on your life. He has a different call for everybody. None of us […]
According to the Today Show, the physical healing is done, but nearly seven years after becoming the U.S. armed forces’ first black female prisoner of war when she was captured by Iraqi insurgents, Shoshana Johnson is still dealing with the mental trauma of her ordeal. In March 2003, just days after the start of Operation […]
Toyota owners involved in a massive recall should begin hearing soon about the fix for potentially defective gas pedals. Toyota said on Monday that its US dealers would begin repairing later this week 2.3 million vehicles recalled for accelerator pedals that could possibly stick, leading to accidents. “There’s a spring in the gas pedal,” said […]
Alvin Ailey Was A Dancer and choreographer. Born January 5, 1931 in Rogers, Texas. In 1943, Alvin Ailey and his mother moved to Los Angeles, where he nurtured his interest in dance. He became a member of Lester Horton’s company in 1950, and when his mentor died in 1953, Ailey was chosen to take over […]
In honor of Black History Month, we profile the woman who stood by Dr. Martin Luther King’s side during his reign, his wife Coretta Scott…
According to msnbc.com a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States. A crowd of nearly a quarter-million jammed Grant Park and the surrounding area in Chicago, where Obama addressed the nation for the first time as […]
Louis Armstrong Jazz Musician Born: 4 August 1901 Died: 6 July 1971 (heart attack) Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Best known as: The charismatic jazz trumpeter who recorded “Hello Dolly” Louis Armstrong was the most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century. Like Jelly Roll Morton, Armstrong began playing in New Orleans clubs and saloons in […]
