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The Celebration and Origin of Easter
By Naomi Bonman IVN Staff Writer Upland, CA- It’s that time of year again when you see Easter bunnies in malls, Easter plays during in service and children getting ready to go out hunting for colorful eggs filled with candy a variety of goodies. This year the holiday is being celebrated on Sunday, April 8. [...]
Julius Robinson Appointed Chairman Of Operation Hope’s Northwest Board Of Directors
Los Angeles, CA– Union Bank, N.A. announced that Julius Robinson, executive vice president and head of Corporate Social Responsibility has been appointed to Operation HOPE’s Northwest Board of Directors as Chairman. The Northwest Operation HOPE Board of Directors guides HOPE’s mission to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities through economic education and empowerment in the [...]
Merle Smith, First Black Grad of Coast Guard Academy, to Be Honored
HARTFORD, CT. — Since becoming the first African-American to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy in 1966, Merle Smith has seen more diversity among the corps of cadets. But he says the academy still has work to do to better reflect the face of America. The service academy, which is honoring Smith with a pioneer [...]
How Our Nation Can Protect Children, Not Guns
By Marian Wright Edelman Washington, DC– When the Children’s Defense Fund released its new report, Protect Children, Not Guns 2012 in March, we dedicated it to the memory of Trayvon Martin and the thousands of other children and teenagers killed by guns in America, including the 5,740 killed in 2008 and 2009 according to the [...]
Lionel Richie: Has Going Country Resurrected His Career?
Perhaps there’s a heart for country music in the soul of Lionel Richie. The indomitable singer-songwriter has headed to the south for his latest musical envoy, resulting in shocking success. Could going country resurrect Lionel Ritchie’s career? Lionel Ritchie is best-known for some of the biggest R&B and pop songs of the 1980′s and 90′s, [...]
Whitney Houston Clothes and Jewelry Auctioned
Los Angeles–Bidders paid a total of 80,000 for clothes and jewelry once owned by Whitney Houston in a Beverly Hills auction that took place Saturday just blocks from where the singer died seven weeks ago. Julien’s “Hollywood Legends” auction also includes Charlie Chaplin’s famous bowler hat and bamboo cane and a coat worn by Clark [...]
Bobbi Kristina to Join Tyler Perry Sitcom
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston, might be making good on her dream to become an actress. The 19-year-old has been cast in Tyler Perry’s TBS sitcom For Better or Worse as the child of a hairstylist, according to Straight From the A. The Huffington Post, which picked up a RadarOnline [...]
‘Rick Smiley Show,’ ‘Ladies of R&B,’ ‘Bernie Mac Tribute’ Among New Shows on TV One
Actress S. Epatha Merkeson, TV one’s president and CEO Wonya Lucas and singer Faith Evans If “Unsung” and “Find Our Missing” are on your list of favorite original shows on the TV One network, then you can stand up and cheer. They will be returning along with six others — “Life After,” “Washington Watch With [...]
Marvin Sapp’s – I WIN – In Stores
New York, NY– Marvin Sapp’s highly anticipated new CD & DVD I WIN is in stores now. Sapp is on a promotional tour that has included stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, D.C., Atlanta and New York. I WIN is Sapp’s first CD since the passing of his wife MaLinda – who died of colon cancer in [...]
Will Smith’s Ex Turned Preacher’s Wife Starring in VH1 Reality Show
San Diego, CA– Sheree Fletcher, the mother of Will Smith’s first son who was previously married to the actor before exchanging nuptials with NFL-player-turned minister Terrell Fletcher, will appear on a new reality show with other ex-wives of high profile entertainers. Fletcher will appear with the ex-wives of R. Kelly, Prince, Eddie Murphy, and Jose [...]
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