Rodessa Barrett Porter, last member of Chicago gospel group The Barrett Sisters, dies at 94
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Services were held this weekend in Chicago for gospel singer Rodessa Barrett Porter. Barrett-Porter was the last surviving member of the legendary gospel group The Barrett Sisters.
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Preserving Traditional Black Gospel Music
Michael Robertson grew up singing church songs out of hymn books—classics like “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” and “Lord, I ...
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Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday.Sotheby's said the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an ...
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270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
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World's oldest living crocodile, Henry, who has fathered 10,000 babies, celebrates his 124th birthday
Henry, the world’s oldest known crocodile, marks his 124th birthday on December 16 at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa. Henry, a Nile crocodile, has called this sanctuary home ...
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Grammy award-winning gospel singer arrested in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Grammy award-winning gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson was arrested Monday afternoon in Greenville for public intoxication. The City of Greenville confirmed with 7NEWS ...
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World's oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca
Nonetheless, remarkable fossils have been found, such as the world's oldest mosquito, nearly a thousand species of ammonoids (cephalopods related to squids), ancestors of horses and hippos, giant ...
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Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence Of Christianity North Of The Alps Inside An 1,800-Year-Old Silver Amulet
Archaeologists Find An 1,800-Year-Old Silver Amulet With Shocking Contents In 2018, researchers discovered a Roman cemetery at the ancient site of Nida outside of Frankfurt. While excavating the ...
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Angélique Angarni-Filopon: 34-year-old crowned oldest Miss France after rule change
A 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest contestant to win the Miss France beauty contest, according to French media reports. Angélique ...
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Oldest Christian amulet ‘Frankfurt Silver Inscription’ discovered north of the Alps
Archaeologists have unearthed what is now recognized as the oldest known Christian artifact north of the Alps, the ‘Frankfurt Silver Inscription.’ This third-century amulet in a Roman-era ...
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‘It’s never too late,’ oldest Miss France winner says
A flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest woman to win the Miss France beauty pageant. Angélique Angarni-Filopon was crowned champion on Saturday at ...