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Photo Via: Fox News The strongest earthquake that Haiti has seen since the 1700’s has rocked the island and may have affected up to 3 million people.  The 7.0 magnitude quake destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince, leveling most of its buildings leaving turmoil as the sun went down Tuesday. At least 27 aftershocks shook […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Congressman Andre Carson updated Afternoons with Amos listeners on a number of issues coming up in Congress.  Congressman Carson talked about Afghanistan, fighting terrorism at home, that Christmas “underwear bomber” caught in Detroit, health care reform, Social Security and plenty more.

Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Derica Rice, the highest ranking African-American at Eli Lilly Company talked about his new responsibilities on Afternoons with Amos. Rice was promoted January 1st to Lilly’s Executive Vice President, Global Services and Chief Financial Officer of the worldwide pharmaceutical company. Beside being the chief financial officer of […]

VIA:  ELEV8.COM By:  Judi Mason For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJ) 2009 was a year of  financial devastation and turmoil, as it quickly comes to a close a time of […]

VIA: THEWASHINGTONPOST.COM According to the Wizards Insider in the Washington Post, Gilbert Arenas brought guns to the Verizon Center because of a dispute with his team mate Jarvaris Crittenton.  The New York Post reports that the incident was over an unpaid gambling debt and that Crittenton also had a weapon. Yahoo! Sports is reporting that […]

VIA: ELEV8.COM Gone are the days of gospel being sterile and one-dimensional. In 2009, the fast changes occurring throughout the world demand that artists who present the gospel in song find new, exciting ways to get the message across. In the realm of music videos, the quality, concept, and presentation have reached their highest levels […]

From The Daily Beast: Danny Glover heaved a sigh when I asked him recently what he thought of President Obama’s performance so far. It wasn’t a sigh of relief. “I think the Obama administration has followed the same playbook, to a large extent, almost verbatim, as the Bush administration. I don’t see anything different,” the […]

We regret to inform you that E. B. Williams who is the mother of music artist Tonex has passed away on December 28, 2009. E. B. Williams was known as a national evangelist, recording artist, and assistant pastor of Truth Apostolic Community Church in San Diego, CA. Please keep the Williams family in your prayers. […]

VIA: People.com After five seasons, two Daytime Emmy awards and too many girl-power episodes to count, Tyra Banks is announcing the end of The Tyra Show. “This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the […]

The CoCo Brother Live show ends the year with a HUGE event……..On Friday, December 18th at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia the Condreys presented “Christmas With The Condreys”. The line up was BIG: Israel Houghton, Dottie Peoples, David & Tamela Mann, Kevin LeVar, BeBe Winans, Byron Cage, James Fortune, Keith WonderBoy Johnson, Earnest Pugh, Darwin […]

Via EUR WEB New York, NY — It has been a big year for gospel royalty, Mary Mary, whose critically acclaimed album, The Sound, has just been named Top Gospel Album by Billboard magazine.      The gospel-duo was also named Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Duo/Group and Top Gospel Artist by the industry guide. Earlier this month, […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2009 WTLC/Radio One. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talked frankly about the many issues confronting Indiana, from budget woes, to the economy, health care reform and much more in a two part interview. In Part Two, the Governor blasts the Senate’s health care reform deal, details his views on redistricting, his […]