The 10th season of “American Idol” kicked off last night, and some people’s lives will be changed forever.
John Gray has been a busy man over the past year. He’s worked on a movie and just got married.
This weekend the 2011 Stellar Awards for Excellence in Gospel were handed out. This year’s event was hosted by Donnie McClurkin.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian prosecutors presented formal charges of corruption and embezzlement against the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier on Tuesday, raising the level of uncertainty surrounding his abrupt emergence from exile this week. The case, which involves acts that he is accused of committing before fleeing the country nearly 25 years ago, was presented at […]
Haiti — Switzerland says it will return the assets of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier to Haiti for use on development projects. The $6m (£4.2m) has been frozen in Swiss bank accounts since 1986 when he fled to France amid rising unrest. The Swiss Federal Office of Justice said the Duvaliers had failed to […]
Africa — Tunisia’s prime minister announced a national unity government today, allowing opposition politicians to play a part in the country’s leadership for the first time in an attempt to quell unrest following the ousting of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali as president. Ministers of defence, the interior, finance and foreign affairs keep their posts in […]
From the Huffington Post Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great preacher, orator and writer. He knew the power of words to challenge and inspire individuals and society. Words lead to actions, and in King’s case, words provided a pathway to racial reconciliation and the cornerstones for building a more just American society. These familiar […]
President Obama addresses nearly 14,000 people at the University of Arizona in Tucson, calling for unity and service in the wake of the shooting on Saturday. The president also relayed the good news that, earlier today, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has opened her eyes for the first time since being shot. The President speaks at a […]
Haiti– You can hardly tell by looking at her, but in the last year, Marie Cammepierre Louis learned how to walk all over again. Ask what happened to her leg and she’ll say simply, “January 12th.” Like it did with so many others, the day of Haiti’s devastating earthquake changed Marie’s life forever. It also […]
This week’s Billboard Charts gives us the debut album of a new urban hip-hop gospel fusion that is a definite must have.