It’s 2017 and the day has finally come that most American’s have dreaded: the Obama’s are leaving the White House. Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as First Lady of the United States on Friday, giving her closing remarks at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House. FLOTUS gracefully thanked all […]

getty image: Article By Rebecca Johnson // EEW Magazine Gospel News With news of global terrorist attacks, racial tensions and social injustice in America, we all could use some good news. GRAMMY® Award-winning Gospel and R&B singer Michelle Williams says she’s using her platform to promote the Gospel, which means good news, as part of […]

Creator of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes, has responded to a petition calling for the removal Jesse Williams from the show.  The petition was started after Williams gave a powerful speech after accepting his BET Humanitarian Award. With no help from Stacey Dash, some were quick follow suit and call Williams’ speech an “attack on white […]

The Tony Awards were held last night, where Hamilton swept up a total of 11 Tonys.  On such a somber night when the world was crying for the tragic nightclub shooting in Orlando, where 50 people were killed and many more injured, Lin-Manuel Miranda delivered an emotional speech when he accepted his Tony for Best Original Score. […]

Congratulations to Viola Davis as she made history last night as the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. She plays the role of Professor Annalise Keating on ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder. Davis gave an emotional acceptance speech where she stated, “The only thing that separates […]

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Marquis Govan makes a compelling argument for change in Ferguson. In an interview with CBS “Sunday Morning,” the 11-year-old shared how he thinks his community should move…

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Since the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, there have been questions of what that independence means for America’s black citizens. As…

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  Diddy Wows Crowd In Emotional Commencement Speech At Howard University Graduation Chants roared from the crowd as attendees of Howard University’s 146th commencement waited to…

In February 2014, Grammy-winning Christian contemporary artist and Season 5 American Idol finalist Mandisa shared her voice of encouragement in a TEDx talk about breaking…