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Houston, TX — His raspy, powerful voice has become a signature sound that has earned him two GRAMMY® nominations, three Stellar Awards, two Dove Award nominations, a BMI Trailblazer Award, and multiple Billboard Chart-topping hit singles. He is Zacardi Cortez. His current 2-part IBHAR albums – HE THAT IS CHOSEN (Chapter 1), and THE JOURNEY (Chapter […]
DETROIT, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Word Network, the largest African American religious network in the world, proudly carries the live Celebration of Life for the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Senior. Friday, March 6 The People’s Celebration at House of HopeHouse of Hope Church, 752 E. 114th St., Chicago ILMusic Overture: 10:30am ESTService Begins: 11am ESTService: 11am […]
LOS ANGELES (Feb 6, 2026) – Today, the NAACP announced that Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant will receive the prestigious Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award at the “57th NAACP Image Awards” Creative Honors on Thursday, February 26 in Los Angeles. The Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award celebrates individuals whose courage, advocacy, and […]
(Nashville, TN) – February 20, 2025 – GRAMMY and Stellar Award acclaimed singer, songwriter, and worship leader DOE returns to music with the track “Black Boy (featuring Jon Batiste),” following her 2025 67th GRAMMY Award win for Best Contemporary Christian Album of the Year, for her sophomore effort, Heart Of A Human. “Black Boy” featuring […]
Houston, Texas — Earnest Pugh, Emmy Award Winning Actor, Amazon Best- Selling Author; and Stellar Award-Winning Artist has delivered 13 CDs with 6 #1 Billboard Hits over the last 2 decades. Prior to coming into prominence with his earth-shattering chart-topper CD “Rain on Us” CD in 2009, Earnest released his first live recording “A Worshipper’s Perspective” twenty years ago […]
The slavery exhibits at the President’s House on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall have been restored today, following a federal court order mandating their immediate reinstatement. The exhibits, which detail the lives of nine individuals enslaved by President George Washington during his time in Philadelphia, were removed earlier this year by the National Park Service (NPS) under […]
(Los Angeles, CA) — February 18, 2026 – Today, Live Nation Urban (LNU) and multi-platinum, Grammy-winning singer, producer, actress, and global icon, Brandy Norwood, announce “A Conversation With Brandy: Phases Book Tour.” The tour will see Brandy take the stage for intimate conversations in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, celebrating her debut memoir, Phases (out March […]
Just Like Selma is a powerful new social-justice hymn composed by award-winning producer Nolan Williams, Jr., featuring Grammy®-nominated Gospel artists Zacardi Cortez and Beverly Crawford, alongside the 130-voice Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir. Inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the a cappella hymn evokes the spirit and sound of traditional civil rights anthems while speaking directly […]
Drawing over 300,000 festival attendees annually, gospel stars Jonathan McReynolds & Brent Jones were announced today as headliners of Kansas’ largest outdoor festival – Wichita Riverfest – on June 1 along the Riverfront in beautiful downtown Wichita! About The Event:Celebrating over 54 years as the largest outdoor festival in the state, Wichita Riverfest is Kansas’s premier summer event, […]
HOUSTON, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After nearly ten years away from the touring stage, Floetry—the celebrated duo of Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart—announces their highly anticipated 2026 U.S. tour, marking their first national run together since 2016. Produced by Black Promoters Collective (BPC), the 16-city tour starts on April 9, 2026, in Newark, NJ, and ends on May 17, 2026, in Oakland, CA. […]
LOS ANGELES (January 12, 2026) – Today, the NAACP announced the full list of “57th NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, Michael B. Jordan, and Teyana Taylor nominated for Entertainer of the Year. Select categories will be revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special, airing Saturday, February 28, 2026, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, at 8 PM ET/ 8 PM PT on […]
