Meet Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of North Carolina. They have been married 85 years (86 in May) and hold the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the longest marriage of a living couple. Herbert was born June 10, 1905. His hearing is going but his mind is sharp. Zelmyra was born Dec. 10, 1907. She uses [...]

“Hold on, troubles don’t like always”

“These trails are just a test of your faith”

Thousands of gospel-singing hopefuls lined up at Cobo Center on Saturday hoping to impress representatives from BET and land a leading spot on the third season of the network’s singing competition, “Sunday Best.”
Jessica Reedy, made Season 2 runner-up was one of the judges on hand. The enthusiasm was intoxicating as the Motown crowd, which [...]

In the summer of 1950, Hazel Scott was offered an unprecedented opportunity by one of the early pioneers of commercial television, the DuMont Network—she would become the first black performer to host her own nationally syndicated television show. As the solo star of the show, Hazel performed piano and vocals, often singing tunes in one [...]

“I cried Oh Lawd, my way, my way, is dark”

“He said I am God all by myself”

“I Am Deeply Sorry”
In a tightly controlled televised statement, golfer Tiger Woods gave an apology today (Feb19) for his “irresponsible and selfish” behavior. The 15-minute statement was his first public appearance since his November car crash outside his home near Orlando, Florida — the beginning of what would become an torrent of bad news [...]

Chris Brown was in a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday (Feb18) to provide a progress report on how his probation program is progressing; last year he was sentenced to 1,400 hours of “labor-oriented service” after pleading guilty to assault charges stemming from his incident with Rihanna in February 2009.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg praised Chris [...]

Tonex continues to stir up controversy, in a recently interview with Swerv Magazine, he gives the interviewer an ear full about the recent events in his life. Tonex, who the writer state has never been more free, vibrant, and out-loud as he is walking in his truth right now; sat down with L. Michael Gipson [...]

Benjamin Thornton, invented a device that could be attached to a telephone and could be set to record a voice message from a caller. By utilizing a clock attachment, the machine could also forward the messages as well as keep track of the time they were made.
If Benjamin Thornton had not invented, in 1935, [...]

“Shoop, Jesus!”

The 2010 Dove Award nominations were announced today at a press conference, held at Belmont University’s Curb Music Café in Nashville. Smokie Norful leads the pack with 4 nominations. While Israel Houghton, Hezekiah Walker, Mandisa, and producer Freddy Washington Jr. (who has produce for DaTruth and Melinda Watts) follows with 3 nominations. Also, Fred Hammond, Donnie [...]

The Hardest Working Woman in Gospel, Vickie Winans, is scheduled to sit on the couch with Oscar nominee Mo’Nique on her highly rated late night program, The Mo’Nique Show. The legendary singer is slated to perform “Dance Till the Walls Fall Down” from her latest Grammy Award- nominated CD “How I Got Over”, talk about [...]

Jennifer Hudson is sporting a mustache for a worthy cause this month. As the latest celeb to join the Got Milk? campaign, Jennifer says “milk was definitely a part of my upbringing for sure”. Following past Got Milk? spokespersons including Usher, Jennifer promotes healthy living and the benefits of drinking milk in two ads, which [...]

On November 23, 1897, John Lee Love patented the pencil sharpener which called for a user to turn a crank and rotor off thin slices of wood from the pencil until a point was formed. He developed the pencil sharpener out of the frustration involved in having to perform the repetitive task of having to [...]

Nearly 25 years after hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, charity single “We Are the World” makes its way back to chart, debuting at No. 2, thanks to the all-star collective Artists for Haiti.
Over 80 artists, ranking from today’s hitmakers (Jennifer Hudson, Usher) to legendary vocalists (Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole) gathered in [...]

Shani Davis made history Wednesday night by winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in 1,000-meter speedskating, beating South Korea’s Mo Tae-bum with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds. Four years ago at the Winter Games in Italy, he became the first African-American athlete to win an individual gold at the Olympics. This time, [...]

“Lately I’ve been thinking about God’s goodness”

“I’ve been trying to tell everybody
all of the good things He’s done for me”

Allen Iverson returned to the court on last night, having missed the last five games and what would have been his 11th straight appearance in the NBA All-Star Game. He was back and yet he was somewhere else. He was running up and down the court with his teammates, seemingly immersed in the job at [...]

A Detroit City Council debate over the crackdown on the city’s strip clubs took a touchy detour. Pastor Marvin Winans Sr. and Council President Charles Pugh squared off over the issue on yesterday (Feb16).
Marvin Winans, the pastor of Perfecting Church in Detroit, sounded off on council members’ decision last week to drop several tough [...]

Every time a person crunches into a potato chip, he or she is enjoying the delicious taste of one of the world’s most famous snacks – a treat that might not exist without the contribution of black inventor George Crum.
The son of an African-American father and a Native American mother, Crum was was employed [...]