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Gospel Community Mourns the Loss of Legendary Singer Rance Allen: 'He Will Surely Enrich the Heavenly Choir'
This one hurts. On Saturday morning came the news that Bishop Rance Allen, the legendary gospel singer and minister who gave us “Something About the Name of James” and could sing circles around every single last one of your favorites, had transitioned. He was 71. On The Rance Allen Group’s Facebook page, Ellen Allen, Allen’s…
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Verzuz: Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Bishop T.D. Jakes Are Bringing Us Melodies From Heaven—Well, IG Live
Tell your praying Grandma to lay out your Sanctified Self-Isolation outfit on the bed this weekend because now’s the time to bring your Sunday Best! What has been described as “the healing” edition of the popular Instagram Live music event, the Verzuz crew officially announced on Thursday that Kirk Franklin will be battling Fred Hammond.…
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Grammys 2020: Kirk Franklin, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend and More to Perform in Nipsey Hussle Tribute
The biggest night in music is coming up and, of course, a special tribute to Nipsey Hussle is scheduled to take place. Born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, Nipsey was shot and killed on March 31, 2019. He was 33 years old. His tragic death sent waves across South L.A. and the music industry, as a whole.…
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2019 BET Awards: The Horses Were in the Back and Black Women Were in the Front
The 19th annual BET Awards have come and gone and it was the blackest way to start the summer. I watched the shenanigans go down live from one of the blackest media rooms in the game. After top-nominated Cardi B opened the show with her single “Press,” Queen Host Regina Hall brought D.C. to L.A.…
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Why ‘Ultralight Beam’ Is the Official Song of Christians Who Love Jesus but Curse a Little
I’m not good at being a Christian … at least not the kind of Christian I was raised to be. At my home church, they take Romans 12:12 seriously, wherein Paul says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds … ” For them, that meant there…
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Kirk Franklin Has Jesus and His Heater by His Side to Deal With Trolls
Kirk Franklin had social media in an uproar Saturday after he took on Twitter trolls who took issue with his anti-Muslim-ban tweets. “I am a Christian who would rather sit at the table with a Muslim brother than ban him from a home that wasn’t originally mine,” Franklin tweeted. Of course, it didn’t take the…