In the week since the last American troops left Iraq, Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an arrest warrant for the country’s highest-ranking Sunni official, threatened to exclude the rival sect’s main political party from his government and warned that “rivers of blood” would flow if Sunnis seek an autonomous region. BCNN1
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WATCH: Melvin Childs says Tyler Perry “Made It” to the Top on Drug Money In New Book Titled “Never Would Have Made It: The Rise of Tyler Perry, The Most Powerful Entertainer in Black America (And What It Really Took to Get Him There)”
December 1st, 2011
gospelnewswire When Tyler Perry came on the scene, it was as if he had a first class express flight to the top. Yes he’s shared his story about his rise to fame, but no one ever really challenged it. BCNN1
Supercommittee Members Say There Is Still Hope for Debt Deal
November 20th, 2011
gospelnewswire The Joint-Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” appears on the verge of failure in its mission to reduce future deficits by at least .2 trillion. In Sunday interviews, members of the supercommittee each blamed the members of the opposing party for failures to reach an agreement, but expressed hope that a deal would yet [...]
WATCH: Melissa Harris-Perry says If There Is a Cain vs. Obama Presidential Race, She May Have to Quit her Job
October 19th, 2011
gospelnewswire “I am fascinated by the idea of really representing how African Americans are not just one set of ideologies. We have complex ideas.” In the MSNBC segment “Sound Off,” Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry, a contributor to the Nation, jokes that she would quit her job if the Republican Party nominated Herman Cain, saying that he [...]
There Are More Black Men In Prison Today Than Were Enslaved in 1850
October 10th, 2011
gospelnewswire It’s a heartbreaking, but often understated, reality that America’s criminal justice system imprisons black folks at astonishingly high rates. The U.S. Bureau of Justice estimated that as of 2008, there were over 846,000 black men in prison, making up 40.2 percent of all inmates in the system. But in a recent talk, noted author Michelle [...]
Pat Robertson says There Is No Use in Endorsing Candidates; He Is Convinced that Politics Cannot Change Our World
October 3rd, 2011
gospelnewswire One-time presidential candidate Rev. Pat Robertson, who long has made controversial moral pronouncements on topics from Alzheimer’s to the weather, says no more political endorsements from now on. BCNN1
Black Pastors Vow: There Will Be No Homosexual Marriage in North Carolina
September 8th, 2011
gospelnewswire Pastors, conservatives push for referendum Republican lawmakers are lining up black support for a constitutional referendum to ban same-sex marriage. BCNN1
At the Stroke of Midnight, Sodom and Gomorrah Officially Begins in New York; It Is a Sad, Sad Day in America and There Is Nothing ‘Gay’ About It
July 24th, 2011
gospelnewswire Gay-rights activists Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd were legally married the very first moment they could be during a midnight ceremony at Niagara Falls that ushered in same-sex marriage in the state and marked a pivotal moment in the national drive for recognition. BCNN1
Eddie Long’s Wife Didn’t Leave the House, But No Doubt There is Drama
June 16th, 2011
gospelnewswire *New Birth Missionary Baptist Church just can’t get enough drama! Rumors recently spread that Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa, moved out their home, but the church released a statement denying the misinformation. “Recently, some blog entries have surfaced claiming to have anonymous sources stating that New Birth First Lady Elder Vanessa Long has moved out [...]
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