As a noted surgeon and scientist, Charles Drew was responsible for creating the technology to store blood for long periods of time. His lifelong concern for the necessary transport and storage of blood and plasma made him a pioneer in his field and a valued scientist in world history. Drew saved thousands of soldiers’ lives […]

Hollywood — In a recent interview, The Adjustment Bureau actor Anthony Mackie said that Black actors in Hollywood are “kind of lazy.” “I think right now [blacks] are being kinda lazy on our game,” Mackie said. “There are enough brothers with distribution deals and production deals where we should be making our own movies.” Read […]

On Tuesday, February 22nd the Elev8 team attended an exclusive listening session & performance from 3x Grammy Award Winning Duo Mary Mary. They performed songs from the upcoming release on March 29th of “Something Big”! The evening started out with a listening session of the new album, the audience gathered in great anticipation of the […]

BET’s hit singing competition SUNDAY BEST returns for a fourth season of hand-clapping and soul-stirring gospel singing as contestants will vie for the title of SUNDAY BEST. Hosted by gospel legend Kirk Franklin, this season welcomes back judges Pastor Donnie McClurkin and award-winning siblings Erica and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary. Thousands of hopefuls showed […]

The good people at YouTube have noticed a growing trend in common searches for music videos: gospel. In the last month, they’ve tracked various gospel performances that have increasingly appeared in their search spikes. And overall, the search for “gospel music” has continued to grow in popularity, actually doubling since 2008. Kirk Franklin videos, in […]

New York – A homeless New York man and his daughter reunited after 11 years through the social networking site Twitter. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Daniel Morales, who hasn’t seen his daughter in over a decade, was able to land a phone through a local organization and began to use Twitter. He documented […]

Chicago – One of the most entertaining politicians in Illinois history is retiring. State Senator Rickey Hendon is calling it quits after what he calls a “black political disaster” after Carol Moseley Braun finished with comparable Black support as new Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Tuesday’s Chicago elections. Read more at Huffington Post RELATED: 25 reasons […]

Patience is a need in our world and lives.Many of us struggle with patience. The worries of our lives and the need and demand for everything NOW wears  us thin.

This week’s  feel good video comes from Liberia Africa. They do a great job.

Today’s words of wisdom comes from Oprah Winfrey, a global media leader and philanthropist.  Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world for over two decades. “I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just […]