What’s The Message From Black Churches Today?

Yesterday’s reporting of the Gospel of Judas sparked some debate amongst me and my friends. One of the topics we touched on was what message many of these successful, as of late, televangelists convey to their congregations. There seems to be a noticeable trend to preach about wealth and prosperity as opposed to [...]

Housing Bubble Trouble

“WITH NEW HOME SALES DOWN 10.5 percent in February, and with home prices declining for the fourth month in a row, it’s high time for a sober look at the consequences of a major housing correction. The Federal Reserve, Wall Street economists, and other observers of the U.S. economy are closely watching the housing market [...]

Television is Killing More Than Their Brains

■ African-American children are heavily exposed to commercials for junk food. After-school programming on Black Entertainment Television ran more advertising for fast foods, sugary drinks and snacks than The WB or the Disney Channel.
■ The more TV that third- and fourth-graders watched, the more frequently they asked their parents for the food, beverages and [...]