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*Chaka Khan and Halle Berry were among those getting the royal treatment at the 2013 BET Honors ceremony, held Saturday in Washington DC. The Oscar winner was praised for her charity work with domestic violence victims at Los Angeles’ Jenesse Center, and she used her acceptance speech to call on women to speak up about [...]
*In a special addition of “Farrakhan Speaks,” during which he is asked a wide-range of questions from the staff of the Final Call, Minister Louis Farrakhan calls film-maker and humanitarian, Tyler Perry, one of the most brilliant young entrepreneurs of our time, and says that he is grateful to him for bringing Madea to the [...]
*Jennifer Hudson, Britney Spears, LL Cool J, Halle Berry, Taraji P. Henson, Usher, CeCe Winans and Yolanda Adams were among the celebs who filmed a musical tribute to Whitney Houston scheduled to air next month on CBS. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Rocking a pompadour and glittery jacket reminiscent of Houston’s stage costumes from the [...]
*Bishop T.D. Jakes may have to deal with a bit of church criticism since his daughter just announced her divorce from Robert Henson after four years of marriage. Also a leader in the ministry, Sarah Henson posted the announcement on her website, asking for prayer. She cited “multiple infractions” as reason for the break up. [...]
*Reverend T.D. Jakes has launched a campaign to help relieve his fellow brethren from the financial burden of prescription drugs. He disclosed in a public letter that he’s concerned about the health of everyone and desires to make taking care of self much more affordable. “I am offering a FREE pharmacy discount card to you [...]
*Finally the highly anticipated film, “Winnie,” the love story between Nelson and Winnie Mandela, starring Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard, is on its way to the big screen … eventually. The film is now a featured project of TDJ Enterprises and Independents. “Stories like ‘Winnie’ and ‘A Million Colours’ are important historically and socially. Collaborations [...]
*TD Jakes’ “Woman Thou Art Loosed: On The 7th Day” was a surprise hit among specialty releases over the weekend, averaging a solid $6,376 in 102 locations, and managing a higher per theater average than any other movie among the top 15 grossers, according to Deadline.com. As previously reported, the faith-based psychological thriller stars Blair [...]
DALLAS – Bishop T.D. Jakes, senior pastor at The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc. and Codeblack Entertainment, announce their joint support of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that brings awareness to missing persons of color. According to recent statistics, persons of color make up an estimated 40 percent of missing people [...]
*If you haven’t heard, the new production of the 1976 film classic “Sparkle,” is in the can. But just in case you thought it was going to be a reminiscent version of the original, think again. Producer Bishop T.D. Jakes told Sister 2 Sister that the film is not going to be as ‘gritty’ as [...]
*Most women go through those phases of self-consciousness, even bombshells like Paula Patton. She told Complex magazine that she’s just falling into comfort with the way she looks. “I haven’t always been this confident,” she told the magazine. “I’m more comfortable with my flaws now, and with that, you start to feel more confident. When [...]
* The Star Telegram reports that the 10,000 men expected to attend Bishop T.D. Jakes’ annual Manpower Conference next week will hear how they can rebuild their lives in a time of social and economic upheaval. “Many men today are confused and struggling because their role in the family has changed drastically,” said Jakes, father [...]
*The remake of “Sparkle,” the 1976 classic, has not gone by the wayside for those of you looking forward to it … or NOT looking forward to it. Anyway, during a chat with Indie Wire at the American Black Film Festival/ABFF, Paula Patton revealed that a part in the upcoming film has been offered to [...]
*(Detroit, MI) — Multi-talented award-winning contemporary gospel star Karen Clark Sheard (of the legendary Clark Sisters) is sparkling even brighter this year with an impressive number of high profile projects – in music as well as a major motion picture coup. For starters, Sheard made gospel music history in January by becoming the FIRST artist [...]
*Grammy Award winning artist Fred Hammond is doing something unconventional! He’s decided to make a love song album. Not about God per se, but about a woman. He recently informed his fans and audience members that he is dealing with love in a whole new light, with a little jazzy twist. Speaking of love and [...]
*For years, it seemed that Hollywood frowned on movies with Christian themes; but that changed bigtime when Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” posted box office returns in excess of $300 million plus, reports Gospel today. On a smaller scale, but no less important, has been the recent success of “Jumping the Broom.” The [...]
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