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More than 30 years after James Avery gave her dolls that looked like her, Tatyana Ali returned the honor on Dancing With the Stars, with Alfonso Ribeiro joining her on the ballroom floor.
Nia Long’s first memoir, The Sound of Purpose, arrives May 25, 2027, following a year in which the actress received the Hollywood Walk of Fame star her mother once promised her.
A Women’s Media Center analysis finds no new scripted series led by a Black woman over 50 this TV season, even as 95% of Black adults tell AARP that seeing these women on screen matters.
The Critics Choice Association will honor Debbie Allen and Quinta Brunson, whose work has shaped how Black families see school, from the second-grade classroom to the college yard.
Gospel
Jesus’ own claims, the Godhead, the empty tomb and more than 500 witnesses equip Christians to explain why Jesus Christ stands alone.
The hundredfold harvest is often preached as a financial return. The parable of the sower, Isaac’s famine harvest, and Mark 10 reveal a fuller picture.
Speak those things which be not as though they were” is widely taught. Romans 4:17 describes God, who watches over His Word to perform it.
Matthew 18:18 is central to spiritual warfare prayer. Its Jewish background and Greek wording reveal where the believer’s authority comes from.
“Touch not mine anointed” and “don’t put your mouth on the man of God” are used to shield leaders. The Hebrew text and Scripture tell a fuller story.
Inspiration
When plans fall apart, God is still at work. This devotion on Peter’s vision in Joppa (Acts 10) shows how He works on both ends of your story.
The woman with the issue of blood endured twelve years of failed remedies. This Daily Cup devotion on Mark 5 points weary hearts to Christ’s finished work.
David was left with the sheep while his brothers stood before Samuel. His story shows how God sees the faithful service people overlook.
A quiet kitchen moment leads to a devotion on Psalm 27:4, Hebrews 12:2, and Psalm 16:11, and the joy of coming to God just to see Him.
Dianna Hobbs reflects on seven years of brain injury recovery, Paul’s call to give thanks in every thing and the empty tomb as the greatest reason for praise.
Wellness
Anthropic’s IPO filing says minors and people at risk of suicide have used its Claude AI, and that AI’s long-term mental health effects are unknown.
A Dallas church has run a mental health ministry for a decade. A $10,000 grant will train lay facilitators in trauma education.
TikTok now returns no results for BPC-157 and other popular peptides. Here’s what peptides are, what the science shows and the risks of injecting them.
Former BET and MTV host Ananda Lewis died at 52 after urging women not to skip mammograms. Her story and what Black women should know about screening.
Black mothers’ mental health symptoms are less likely to lead to diagnosis or care. Two Massachusetts cases show what’s at stake.
Entertainment
Faith carried Sherri Shepherd through fear onto “The View.” Now she is Broadway’s first female Genie in “Aladdin,” through Jan. 3, 2027.
Jimmy Jenkins’ modern-day Nativity premieres Oct. 24 at First Baptist Church of Glenarden before opening in select theaters Nov. 13.
Gizelle Bryant, who once served as first lady of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple, stars in and executive produces BET’s new megachurch drama “Church Wives,” premiering Nov. 4.
Fantasia and Tank star in Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas, a Netflix holiday drama with CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams and music by Kirk Franklin. Nov. 11.
At 22, Victoria Monai Richards co-wrote, directed and stars in Search Party: Where’s PawPaw?, a faith-rooted family comedy with Tichina Arnold and Tommy Davidson.
Ministry
Medika Mamba, a therapeutic peanut paste made in Haiti, helps severely malnourished children recover as a new U.N. projection shows cases climbing.
Drought and war are deepening Sudan’s hunger emergency as World Vision, WHO, the IRC and local volunteers work to reach malnourished children.
World Vision’s new Price Shocks report finds mothers in Haiti and Ethiopia working hard and still struggling to feed their children.
A breastfeeding mother’s lump turned out to be breast cancer at 30. Her story is a warning for young Black women, who face twice the death rate.
A plant near Pretoria went three weeks without chlorine, and officials say residents were not warned. Most of the 433 people sickened are children younger than 4.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud finished first in Israel’s Oct. 27 election, but neither his bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition is projected to reach a majority, with Arab-led parties on track for a record 19 seats.