Gospelfest
July 6th, 2010 by Black Gospel Choir
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Tribute to Rev. James Cleveland
August 4th, 2010 by Black Gospel Choir
1932-1991
Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1931 during the height of the greatest depression. James’ grandmother attended Pilgrim Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir. James had no choice but to attend these rehearsals with his grandmother and found himself sitting through these choir rehearsals – bored stiff!! Eventually James decided he would conquer the boredom through attempting to sing along with the choir. It was in one of these rehearsal that James’ singing was noticed and he was made choir mascot. The choir director, Thomas A. Dorsey wrote a song for him which launched the career of what was the be a long line of performances. Through Dorsey’s teaching and directing young James was influenced in a great way.
As a musician, performer and producer, James maintained a level of excellence over an incredibly long period of time. Reverend Cleveland stated once, “I want to stay in the music business through promoting gospel music and upgrading the quality and performance of gospel music. I am pleased that Gospel Music Workshop of America has grown to the largest gospel music organization in the world, with over 20,000 members”
Through his lifetime James Cleveland has won numerous awards and accolades that are too numerous to list. However it is noteworthy to remember James Cleveland won five (5) Grammy Awards. The last was February 21, 1991, awarded posthumous with The Southern California Community Choir on the Savoy Records LP entitled, “Having Church”. It should also be mentioned that Rev. Cleveland was awarded an honorary Doctrine degree from the Trinity Bible College and was the first gospel artist to be awarded a “STAR” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Reverend Cleveland will never be forgotten as one of the world’s foremost leaders and pioneers of gospel music and his gospel music ministry will live on. Literally every black gospel artist today has been influenced by James Cleveland.
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‘Reclaim the Dream’ event honoring MLK
August 29th, 2010 by Black Gospel Choir
Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The five-mile march organized by Rev. Al Sharpton started in the early afternoon. It snaked to the endpoint at the southeast side of the Mall, where the King Memorial is being built.
Credit: Kevin Wolf/AP
On the National Mall the Restoring Honor rally was being held. Organized by conservative Fox TV talk-show host Glenn Beck, using as its stage the Lincoln Memorial, where 47 years ago Saturday King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for jobs and civil rights.
Rev. Sharpton’s Ralliers gathered at Dunbar High School to listen to featured speakers. Among those in attendance was Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III. He said the nation must “create a climate so that everybody can do well, not just some.”
There were no official estimates of attendance at either rally. The National Park Service, which oversees the National Mall, was barred from releasing such figures after a dispute over the size of the 1995 Million Man March.
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Obama’s not man enough to secure the U.S. borders.
August 2nd, 2010 by Black Gospel Choir
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin express support for Arizona’s governor saying, “Jan Brewer has the cojones that our president does not have to look out for all Americans, not just Arizonans, but all Americans, in this desire of ours to secure our borders and allow legal immigration to help build this country, as was the purpose of immigration laws,”
“If our own president will not enforce a federal law, more power to Jan Brewer and 44 other states who are in line to help support Jan Brewer in state laws, state efforts, to do what our president won’t do.” Palin said.
source:UPI.com
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History – “The March” August 28th 1963
August 29th, 2010 by Black Gospel Choir
On August 28, more than 2,000 buses, 21 special trains, 10 chartered airliners, and uncounted cars converged on Washington. All regularly scheduled planes, trains, and buses were also filled to capacity.
Beginning at the Washington Monument and ended at the Lincoln Memorial, the march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme “jobs, and freedom.” Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 (police) to over 300,000 (leaders of the march). Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black and the rest were white and other minorities.
The march on Washington is widely credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).
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