Opinion

A blogger for Global Grind wrote a letter blaming black people and their “suspicious” clothing for the brutal murder of Trayvon Martin. He claims that its black people’s fault because they choose to wear hoodies and other clothing associated with crime. He believes Racism had nothing to do with George Zimmerman stalking and killing Trayvon […]

If you’ve been wearing that girlfriend tag for a while now and wonder if you’ll ever get to replace it with wifey status, you may want to pay attention to the following: Be a Woman All Day, Everywhere Take pride and dignity in your womanhood. Have self respect. I tell women every day that if you […]

With almost $40 million needing to be cut by June, The Philadelphia School District has a tough financial road ahead. The five-year fiscal plan put in place by the former superintendent, Dr. Arlene Ackerman, unfortunately did not end as expected. Here is a direct quote from the Five-Year Fiscal plan: “A Gap Closing Plan is […]

In an article by Daniel Whyte III, the evangelistic author explains to his readers what “Being Saved” really means. Many people have false beliefs about being saved, but Whyte believes in order for one to be truly saved, one must first understand what it really means to be saved. Check out a few of his […]

From: praise1027detroit.com Evangelicals have been in the news a lot lately, from the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow and his take-a-knee prayers to the Texas pastor and his wife who spent 24 hours in bed preaching the virtues of sex in Christian marriages. Mitt Romney is struggling to gain evangelical support for his presidential bid, and […]

Duane Litfin, former president of Wheaton College, has caused a stir amongst the christian blogosphere after an op-ed article he wrote for the  Christianity Today called “Clothing Matters: What We Wear to Church.” Liftin takes a thoughtful approach to the idea of offering God our best, our first fruits, that which is sacrificial. Litfin also […]

As most of you know, the world lost a pilar of black music and culture this week, Don Cornelius. A man made legendary by simply choosing to live a dream. One of his most beloved sayings was his closing tag line ” YOU CAN BET YA LAST MONEY, IT’S GONNA BE A STONE GAS HONEY” […]

By Tanya Wilson I have enjoyed cooking since I was in my teens. I still remember preparing my specialty at that time which was baked chicken, cream of mushroom soup, poured over egg noodles with a sprinkle of parsley for color and presentation. I’m not sure if health and wellness was being discussed the way […]

I’ve been watching the trial of Conrad Murray, the doctor accused of being responcible for the death of Micheal Jackson, and thought, “mann, what if I was on the jury.” Would you want to serve on the jury?  If so, why?  If not? Why not?

Roland Martin gives an extremely powerful commentary on why people from the church community should absolutely not support Bishop Eddie Long after the recent news of a settlement with the accusers in his sexual scandal. RELATED: Bishop Eddie Long Launching More “New Birth” Churches RELATED: Bernice King Says She Left Long’s Church Because… RELATED: Much […]

New York — On “Good Morning America” yesterday, Chris Brown flew into a rage while being asked about Rihanna by anchor Robin Roberts. When Brown came to the show, he was briefed that he would be asked about the beating incident with the R&B/Pop starlet. Brown, who was promoting his new album F.A.M.E., was on […]

Photo by Uri Schanker/Getty Images VIA: Elev8.com by Oretha Winston Over the years I have watched my share of reality television. I have even taken part in one. I was appalled by the actions and behavior of Evelyn Lozada on the “Basketball Wives” Reunion. One of the reasons I chose to write for Elev8 was […]