Ministers of different faiths are using the power of the pulpit to fight back against President Trump and Republican politicians’ assault on civil rights, with democracy hanging in the balance.
Tag: Gospel
Posted inDW Underground
Grammy Award-Winning Country Artist Pynk Beard Discusses His Music Journey and the Influence of Black Artistry in Country
Grammy Award-winning country artist Pynk Beard recently hosted a private listening party for his debut album Sugar & Salt, ahead of his scheduled appearance at the Rooted in Rhythm Festival in McKinney, Texas.
Posted inCulture
Celebrate the season with Grammy winner Samara Joy and her gifted family at their holiday show in Dallas
Two-time Grammy Award winner and jazz vocalist Samara Joy is embodying the reason for the season through her and her family’s musical stylings in her upcoming holiday show, which makes […]
Posted inSpiritual
Preserved by Purpose: Celebrating Aunts (and Uncles)
For the past three weeks, I’ve focused on the African American Aunt including why she is important to the family. In this week’s column, I want to explore more how […]
Posted inOpinion, Spiritual
Preserved by Purpose: TV Aunts and Why We Love Them
In last week’s column, I shared how some women consider being called an aunt a slur because of how it made them feel. Yet there are others like politician Maxine […]
Posted inOpinion
Preserved by Purpose: Is Your Perception My Reality?
The media frenzy that surrounded the offensive comments that led to the firing of radio broadcasting icon Don Imus in 2007 brought many questions that have lingered unanswered for years […]
Posted inPreserved by Purpose, Spiritual
Preserved by Purpose: God’s Periods and Question Marks Â
By Shewanda Riley “Never put a question mark where God has put a period.” Years ago when I worked at a gospel radio station in San Antonio, we played a […]
Posted inOpinion
Preserved by Purpose:Â Shock Treatment
By Shewanda Riley Over 35 years ago, my father died and became one of walking dead. What I mean by this is that he died but was brought back to […]