From the AP: A Nashville judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against gospel singer BeBe Winans after determining he had seen a counselor as required by prosecutors.
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From the AP: A Nashville judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against gospel singer BeBe Winans after determining he had seen a counselor as required by prosecutors.
Over the past two months, I have waded into the national debate regarding gay marriage by writing two widely distributed editorials. These op-eds largely addressed the false comparison between African-American oppression and the push for gay rights. I am neither a member of a pro-family organization nor an official advocate for traditional marriage. I am a Christian, an Independent voter and private citizen who felt compelled to speak out in support of the African-American legacy and the traditional, nuclear family. But my experience over the past two months may be instructive for other Christians, the church in general and the Black church specifically as the fight to protect the next generation of children wages on.
Amidst a flurry of rumors and erroneous stories, the family of Pastor Timothy Wright released a statement, exclusively to Gospel Today, about his condition earlier today to bring clarity and accuracy to what is currently going on with Pastor Wright.
Continue reading Pastor Timothy Wright Family Update.
In the 1950s and '60s, god was a man named Alexander Scourby. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., of Greek immigrant parents and attended college in West Virginia, but he spoke in a "deep and resonant voice" (as Wikipedia puts it) and--here is the key point--with more than a touch of a British accent.
Continue reading God is Black?.
Earl G. Graves Sr., founder and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, issues the following statement concerning the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America: 
A Texas death-row inmate who plucked out his right eye before his 2004 trial has dug out his left eye and eaten it, The Associated Press reports.
Continue reading Texas Death-Row Inmate Gouges out Last Good Eye and Eats It.
Jan.1, 2007, the day Craig Watkins was sworn in as Dallas' first African-American district attorney, marked a seismic shift in local politics. Perhaps even more significant than the election of Ron Kirk, our first black mayor, Mr. Watkins' first two years in office illustrate a commitment to just and effective enforcement of the law; citizens expect as much and rightly so. 
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has warned against prisons becoming "jail hotels" during his annual Christmas visit to the Cook County, Ill., jail.
Continue reading Rev. Jesse Jackson Warns Inmates of `Jail Hotels'.
Just one day before giving the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, a local pastor will be the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Commemorative Service, officials at Saddleback Church said.
Continue reading Rick Warren to Speak at MLK Memorial Day Before Inauguration.
The Rev. James L. Bevel, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement whose legacy was clouded by an incest conviction has died, a relative said. He was 72. 
