::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Patrick Dopson  has established his distinguished soulful voice as one that God has designated a special anointing for praise and worship and to cross, tear down and unify racial, cultural and denominational barriers.  Patrick is a 2014 Stellar Award winner who, by his pen, delivers poignant lyrics and life-changing music.  His 2012 debut project OPEN THE HEAVENS  yielded signature hits “Keep Me” and “Open The Heavens”.  Patrick is now prepping for his sophomore release  GOD IS (fill in the blank)  on his indie label    Oilonit Music  and  Central South Distribution  by  releasing a new radio single and title track  “GOD Is” . With the plethora of songs that come about every day, each are purposeful in their own right.   “GOD Is”  is simply a powerful song, for this appointed time, that ignites a deluge of worship.  That is the uniquely special ‘thing’ that sets this song apart from any ...

buzzz worthy. . . The Obamas are a power couple who are just as strong working together as they are working apart.  Both President Obama and First Lady Obama have been doing powerful "legacy" work this week.  Today the president rolled out his "My Brothers Keeper" initiative aimed at getting businesses and communities to support the overall development of Black and Hispanic boys.  The First Lady,  who is celebrating 4 Year of the "Let's Move" health campaign, announced yesterday she has proposed changes to labeling of foods that will highlight calorie intake and change portion sizes in connection with the FDA.

buzzz worthy. . . The Best of Both Worlds: Gospel and R&B Vocal Powerhouses  Unite as Yolanda Adams, Charlie Wilson, India.Arie and Jonathan McReynolds, Donnie McClurkin, SWV, Tye Tribbett, Erica Campbell, Ruben Studdard, Chante Moore, Hezekiah Walker, Lalah Hathaway, Tasha Cobbs, Kem, Tamela Mann and More Come Together to  Bring the Praise ------------------------- BET Networks’ Annual Praise-Fest Tapes Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA LOS ANGELES, CA – February 27, 2014  – Academy Award® nominated actress  Taraji P. Henson  has been chosen to host BET’s #1  gospel music  special,  “ Celebration of Gospel . ”    The multi-talented  Taraji  takes over the role as Steve Harvey, king of comedy and all things media, ends his historic 13-year run.   Taraji  will bring her own charming and high voltage personality to the stage as the best singers in gospel, R&B and pop music c...

buzzz worthy. . . Fan-submitted photos to appear next to stars online and on "The Oscars® Red Carpet Live" telecast BEVERLY HILLS, CA – For the first time, Oscar fans watching the “Oscars Red Carpet Live” show on March 2 on ABC will have the opportunity to see themselves next to the stars on the red carpet through Twitter. Starting today, fans who follow @TheAcademy and tweet a red carpet-ready photo of themselves using hashtag #MyOscarPhoto will be eligible to have their photo featured on the red carpet. On Oscar Sunday, arriving nominees, presenters and performers will pose in front of a video wall showcasing fan-submitted photos and generating unique images that will be tweeted back to the original submitter through the @MyOscarPhoto Twitter account. Additionally, some of the submitted photos will appear on the “Oscars Red Carpet Live” telecast beginning at 4 p.m. PT. To be eligible, fans must sign the online release form located at  www.oscars.org/MyOsca...

buzzz worthy. . . Black consumers are responding to tighter economic conditions by focusing more of their spending on productss and services that improve their homes and lifestyle. That's one of the trends revealed in the 15th annual report, "The Buying Power of Black America," published by Target Market News. The report analyzes spending for black households and finds that African-Americans began showing signs of the pending economic turmoil that would hit the entire nation. The pattern of purchases shifted dramatically in some categories. Contributions to churches and other non-profits dropped 16% to $11 billion. Expenditures on personal care products and services declined 10% to $6.6 billion. Spending on alcoholic beverages decreased 6% to $2.8 billion. Purchases of items related to the home continued to increase despite the need for economic sacrifices. Appliance purchases grew 27% to $2.2 billion. Computers for home use climbed 28% to $3.5 billion. Consumer electr...

buzzz worthy. . . Sneak Peek: Watch the First 5 Minutes of Deion's Family Playbook It's the first day of the school year at Deion Sander's Prime Prep Academy! As Deion gets his football team ready for a big game, his 11-year-old son, Shedeur, struggles to make friends at his new school. Los Angeles - OWN's new docu-series, "Deion's Family Playbook," follows pro-athlete Deion Sanders off the field and into his home.  The series premieres on Saturday, March 1 at 10pm ET/PT. This new series is the fun-filled and compelling real-life story of Deion Sanders, the only pro athlete to ever play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.  Few people know that Deion is a single father raising five kids of his own, while also helping to raise five other children who live with him, including the twins whom his mother cares for, his niece and nephew and a student in need whom he recently took into his home.  Additionally, Deion is co-founder and footbal...

The production company needs 6,000 extras per state to fill U.S. streets, city parks, and neighborhoods DENVER, Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dream Maker Films, a Colorado based production company, is now in pre-production for the new Sci-Fi movie, "The Energy Begins". To fulfill script requirement the film needs 6,000 extras in each state, about 300,000 nationwide or just over 300,000 to break a world record. Neighborhoods, parks, city streets, and skyscrapers are some of the many filming locations across the US where thousands of people will take pictures of something strange in the sky. Over the next year, camera crews in each state will be hired to film the scenes with the extras. Project Manager Terry Spar said, "We've been asked why not use CGI? Our answer is simple, real is real and the footage of real crowds across the country is crucial to the film. We can't do this without the extras, so it's urgent for us to get the word out now. We're spe...