kim burrell
-
Here’s Why Tyrese Called Out 50 Cent, Katt Williams, Kanye—And It’s Not for the Reason You Think!
The singer, known for airing out his personal and relationship drama on social media, looks to be channeling all his woes in a more productive way.
-
Pastor Juanita Bynum Goes Off In Church, And The Black Internet Goes Off On Her
The gospel singer and pastor seems to have forgotten Christianity’s “Come As You Are” message.
-
Dave Chapelle, Kim Burrell, Michael Jordan, Naomi Campbell, And This Week’s Winners and Losers
A collection of our best posts of the week in Black culture.
-
Gospel Singer Kim Burrell Responds To Viral Video of Her Telling Church Lady To Stop Singing Along
The Houston, Texas pastor had to hit someone with a, ‘I’m singing alone, now.’ But was it all in good fun?
-
Black LGBT Ministers Speak Out About Kim Burrell, Shirley Caesar
The community is still reeling after a silent churchgoer put Kim Burrell’s violently homophobic sermon on blast for the world to see. Burrell’s tirade—which featured vulgar remarks about gay and lesbian sex and a warning that they would “die in 2017”—led Ellen DeGeneres to cancel the scheduled talk show performance of the gospel singer’s song…
-
Unique Views Podcast, Episode 25: Here Comes the Hotepper
Eyes back! Did you miss me? That’s right—the granddaddy of them all, your favorite light-skin’s favorite light-skin, is back, and I don’t have long to be here because surely Patti LaDanielle, aka Mrs. Idris Elba, aka Danielle Young, is going to find another way to try to cancel me out with her Diana Ross-Beyoncé antics.…
-
From the Pulpit to the People: Kim Burrell, Homosexuality and the Black Church
Well, damn, tell us how you really feel, Kim Burrell. On Friday night, social media became ablaze when one of preacher-singer Kim Burrell’s sermons went viral. In the video, Burrell shared a hate-filled message about what she believes 2017 will look like for LGBTQ people if they fail to repent. Burrell had been slated to…
-
Unique Views, Episode 21: Why Are Black Women ‘Hidden Figures’?
I don’t hate my co-star and daughter in this podcast game, Ms. Patti Patti LaDanielle, aka Danielle Young, The Root’s social-content producer, but because of Donald Trump’s Russian-tainted presidential-election win, our relationship is strained. It’s fitting that this episode starts with us arguing, but that isn’t important. What is important is that I won. Because…