Walter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor from Oakland, died Sunday. He was 61.
Continue reading Famed Gospel Artist, Walter Hawkins, Goes Home to be With the Lord at 61 .
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Walter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor from Oakland, died Sunday. He was 61.
*After nearly a year long absence from the gospel scene Holy Hip Hop artist, William Branch, aka the Ambassador broke his silence about an affair preceding a live interview at a Youth Explosion in Glendale, NY
Gospel music star Kirk Franklin has released a new single in collaboration with other Christian musicians to benefit aid efforts in Haiti.
Continue reading Kirk Franklin Teams with Christian Music Stars for Haiti Relief Song.
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.
He already has three studio records under his belt. His fourth, titled Undisguised, is set to release January 26th. And just this holiday season he added What Christmas Means, his first ever 10-song Christmas recording, to the mix.
Continue reading Anthony Evans' What Christmas Means CD And Tour.
Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr. is lending his talent and good name to a faith-based movie about love and forgiveness.
Continue reading Louis Gossett Jr., to Star in Christian Movie - The Grace Card.
This photo taken Nov. 5, 2009 shows Sean Simmonds, left, and hip-hop gospel artist Trey Andale Williams performing in a recording studio in Harvest, Ala. Terverius Black and Simmonds started Xist Worldwide Record Label, a Christian-themed entertainment company, three years ago. Williams will appear in a film that is being produced by Simmonds and Black.
Continue reading 'Holy Hip-Hop' Trying to Break Into Mainstream.
The Blind Side is the real-life story of the Tuohys - a white Christian family, living in Memphis, who put feet to their faith and take in a homeless African-American teen who was lost in the system.
Pastor Daniel Simmons prepares to pray for the filmmakers of ''Courageous'' at the film's dedication service Sunday, November 15, 2009 in Albany, Georgia.
Continue reading 'Fireproof' Creators' Next Film about Fatherhood.
"Love and forgiveness, that's what it's about." This is how Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr. describes "The Grace Card," a movie currently filming in Memphis.
Continue reading Christian Movie Seeks Healing In America's Racial Hotbed.
In addition Angelenos will have the exclusive ability will to enjoy the only touring print of the Declaration of Independence that dates to July 4, 1776. This print of the Declaration - a "broadside" sheet printed in Philadelphia only hours after Thomas Jefferson was finished drafting the. This print is one of only 26 known to exist.
Tamela Mann, the star of Tyler Perry's TBS television series "MEET THE BROWNS" will release her second gospel CD Tuesday, Nov. 3 entitled "The Master Plan."
Walter Hooper, author and trustee of the literary estate of C.S. Lewis, recently visited Wheaton, IL from Oxford, England.
Continue reading Recollections On Life with C. S. Lewis: An Interview with Walter Hooper.
The recent upsurge in violence in Chicago has received national attention.
The viral online distribution of the video of the murder of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert shined a spotlight on the city's crime problems and bruised its image, both of which were factors in its rejection for the 2016 Olympics bid.
Continue reading Television Host Demonstrates Faith, Forgiveness, After Parents' Murder.
It's no secret that Michael Jackson went to his grave in search of sleep. The pop icon's death was linked to his use of the powerful anesthetic propofol and sedatives, according to the autopsy report.
Continue reading Was Michael Jackson "Burning the Midnight Oil to Channel God?".
While Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and The Passion of the Christhave generated talk of a Christian filmmaking renaissance in the United States, Nigerian Christians are actively contributing to the booming Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood.
Continue reading Is Nigeria the Christian Movie Capital of the World?.
Steve Harvey cried in the below YouTube.com video that has swelled to nearly 25,000 views that this reporter found posted on Facebook.com today.
Sounds like ... the smooth R&B of Ledisi with the vocal pop soul of Whitney Houston and straight up gospel messages of Mary, Mary or J. Moss
At a glance ... the legendary duo's reunion is a stellar comeback CD
Continue reading Review of BeBe & CeCe Winans's "Still" .
Radio personality Robert S. Womack has given back $150,000 to gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp, who committed the money last week to help save the city's only urban station WJNZ-AM (1140).
Jamaican singer/songwriter Carlene Davis released her debut gospel CD this week called True Worship on VP Records. Best known for producing great reggae music, Davis' CD was recorded live at Kingston's legendary Tuff Gong Studios.
Continue reading Jamaica Gospel: Carlen Davis .
Award-winning gospel duo BeBe and CeCe Winans released their first album in more than 15 years Tuesday after months of anticipation.
Continue reading BeBe & CeCe Winans Release Reunion Album 'Still' .
Sitting at a conference table almost too full with cast members of I Can Do Bad All By Myself, the mulit-hyphenated Tyler Perry came to Manhattan to offer a lively Q&A session with a broad range of press people. While his latest film is remotely based on an early play of his of the same name, Perry's feature focuses more on his on-going positive message of redemption and growth than the antics of his flippant but caring Grandma Madea character. And again, once it opened it topped the box office.
Continue reading Tyler Perry Discusses 'I Can Do Bad All by Myself' .
Saving God is fine cinema, not in the sense of a summer blockbuster or an Oscar-caliber drama, but in a deeper, more meaningful sense, the film espousing a series of positive messages about the power of faith, righteousness, and salvation. The film settles into a dramatic theme with elements of action, but it deals with real issues, emotions, and problems that face not only those who live in inner-city areas or deal with personal problems, pressures, or situations from which they cannot escape.
Continue reading 'Saving God' Movie is 'Fine Cinema'.
A jury was selected in Marshall's federal court this week to hear a copyright infringement case against Tyler Perry of Atlanta, Ga. The playwright, actor and film director is probably best known for his comic female character, Madea.
