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Now, Wait! Vickie Winans deserves love and respect, not social media ridicule
When I learned from my EEW Magazine Online team that legendary gospel vocalist, Vickie Winans, has become the latest viral butt of an Internet joke for singing while hoarse – and during Black Music Month no less — I thought, now, wait!
Andrew Gillum, former candidate for Florida governor, facing federal fraud charges
Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is facing 21 federal charges related to a scheme to seek donations and funnel a portion of them back to him through third parties, the U.S. attorney’s office announced.
Kirk Franklin On Cursing Out His Son, Kerrion: ‘There is a standard and I didn’t meet it’
In a new interview with The Breakfast Club, the 52-year-old father of 34-year-old Kerrion Franklin – the one on the receiving end of the vulgar tongue-lashing – is taking accountability and acknowledging his failure.
Cora Jakes accused of ‘spiritual manipulation’ as ex-husband remains jailed for child sexual abuse, Jakes family responds
The family of Bishop T.D. Jakes is speaking out through a representative in response to two separate claims, both linked to Bishop Jakes’ eldest daughter, Cora Jakes Coleman, 34, and her ex-husband, Richard Brandon Coleman, 33, also known as rapper, SkiiVentura.
Oops! Pastor Jamal Bryant slammed Kevin Samuels, then apologized after receiving backlash
Pastor Jamal Bryant slammed deceased relationship coach, Kevin Samuels, from the pulpit during a Mother’s Day sermon at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia. Now he’s apologizing for it.
Double standards in the treatment of White Ukrainian refugees versus Africans abound
For White Ukrainian refugees crossing the border into the United States, there seems to be a double standard, as they have received compassion and support and no shortage of sympathetic, feel-good media stories devoted to their cause.
First Black pastor of Hillsong Atlanta parts ways amid growing scandals
The first Black pastor of Hillsong, who just came aboard in June 2021, is running for the hills less than a year later.
The Slap Heard Around the World: Why did Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars?
Christians say, when people do you wrong, turn the other cheek, but Will Smith says, smack them on the cheek.
Pastor Steven Furtick under fire for endorsing teen son’s music about sex, money, and guns
e contemporary and sometimes controversial 42-year-old multi-site megachurch leader is going viral for another reason—endorsing and celebrating his teen son’s new music that “celebrates guns, sex and designer clothes.”
Russia-Ukraine War: African Students dealing with racism, mistreatment while trying to exit Ukraine
African students ay they are facing discrimination at the border of Poland while simply trying to escape to safety.
Sha'Carri's Race: Runner sees racial undertones in outcome of Kamila Valieva doping scandal
A racial debate is brewing surrounding the International Olympic Committee’s decision to let a white Russian figure skater continue competing despite a failed doping test, since a Black American sprinter was banned from competing in the Olympics for a similar reason.
OWN’S ‘Ladies Who List: Atlanta’ star Quiana Watson quits drama-filled reality show, says ‘I don’t like the narrative’
Quiana Watson, a co-star of OWN’s “Ladies Who List: Atlanta,” an eight-episode series that follows six professional, Black businesswomen working in real estate, has decided to quit the show with no hopes of ever returning.
Whoopsie: Whoopi Goldberg apologizes on 'The View' for saying Holocaust was ‘not about race’
It may be Black History Month, but Jewish History took center stage on ABC's "The View" Tuesday, a day after co-host, Whoopi Goldberg, made a whoopsie by saying the Holocaust was “not about race.”
Popular Hillsong leader Brian Houston steps down to fight charge he hid father's child sex abuse
The leader of the Australia-based global megachurch Hillsong is stepping down to fight a charge of covering up child sex offenses committed by his father, he announced Sunday.
Lecrae’s Reach Records drops Christian hip hop artist GAWVI for allegedly sexually harassing women
Predatory men using the name of Jesus to hide their perversion is nothing new in the Christian world. The latest example of this unsavory practice has allegedly emerged with Reach Records artist, Gawvi.
‘Bible student’ Rebbie Jackson ‘did not like’ Janet Jackson’s sexy Rolling Stone cover
In September 1993, Janet Jackson appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone naked with her then husband’s hands covering her breast. Her sister, Rebbie Jackson, who calls herself a student of the Bible, admits that she didn’t like it and neither did their mother.
When Mimicking Jesus Goes Wrong: Pastor Mike Todd rubs spit on someone during sermon illustration
During a sermon illustration, Michael Todd of Transformation Church in Tulsa, spit on his hand multiple times and rubbed the saliva in the face of a parishioner, mimicking Jesus’ act of spitting on strangers to heal them in Scripture.
Meagan Good claps back—again— at those who criticize her taboo choices: It's between me and God’
For the longest time, Christians have been telling actress and preacher’s wife, Meagan Good, that how she presents herself as a representative of God’s Kingdom matters. But then and now, the Hollywood star disagrees.
Pulpits and Politics: Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant sparks debate after endorsing Stacey Abrams for governor
Jamal Bryant’s decision to endorse democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor in a Wednesday, Dec. 8 Instagram post has garnered mixed reviews and rubbed some the wrong way.