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Everybody loves “Wanna Be Happy” by Kirk Franklin! Now comedian Jay Anthony Brown from Radio-One’s Tom Joyner Morning Show has created a comedy version called “Wanna Be Nappy!” It’s FUNNY, too! Give it a listen!  

Sunday’s Best Season 7 Winner Geoffrey Golden (second from left) with Praise 103.9’s Jerry Wells (left) Asst. Program Director Kyle Glover and Operations Manager Darrick “Brown” Williams in the studio at Praise 103.9, Phildelphia.

  Now here’s an example of God’s Love at work! Pastor Benny Holmes of The Church of New Beginnings in Baytown, Texas was asleep in the church building early one morning when he heard someone breaking in. Taking a look around, he encountered Lee Marvin Blue carrying two of the church’s laptops and ordered him […]

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice performs “Amazing Grace” to benefit Wounded Warriors Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice isn’t in the news much these days after leaving office, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy! Ms. Rice, the first African American and also the first woman appointed to that office, is also an […]

The Confederate flag, hated symbol of racism and oppression, is on its way to disappearing from state government use, since its association with the killer of 9 Mother Emanuel AME Church members, and now another positive development has arisen from that tragedy. A group of anonymous donors has established The Reverend Pinckney Scholarship Fund, donating […]

You may have read my recent post about the governor of Alabama ordering the Confederate flag taken down from where it had flown over a memorial on the Alabama capitol grounds. His action, of course, comes on the heels of the Charleston Massacre, committed by an avowed white supremacist who, like many others, used the […]

“Racism, we are not cured of it. And it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say n****r in public,” President Obama, said, while being interviewed by Marc Maron for his podcast, “WTF.” The President was making a point about how much more work needs to be done to eradicate racism in […]

  That’s right, there’s now a store in Detroit where you can get a loan for a weave! Would you borrow money to “get your hair did?” Well, as of Saturday, June 13th, residents of Detroit can do just that. The owner and his wife say that their store’s service is no different from any […]

With the many incidents of police using excessive force against African Americans, especially African American men, cities across the US are stepping up their recruitment of minority officers. In New York city, where there have been several such incidents, the police commissioner has been quoted as saying that it’s difficult recruiting African American officers because […]