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On the Red Carpet: Ben and Jewel Tankard Share Strategies for Blended Families

WATCH VIDEO: The Tankards on Black Nativity Red Carpet

What's The 411TV reporter Cristina Twitty enjoyed chatting it up with Ben and Jewel Tankard on the red carpet at the BLACK NATIVITY New York Premiere at the Apollo Theater in New York City.

As reality TV stars, how do the Tankards raise all of their children while maintaining all of their morals and values?

It definitely takes a lot of work and depending on God's Grace to do it because each child is so distinctly different.

If you watch THE TANKARDS: THICKER THAN WATER, you'll see some of the things they got right and some of the things that they got wrong and some things will be very funny. They have learned that when you bring a blended family together you have to come up with a new system and they're still figuring it out after 13 years.

Ben Tankard is considered the Godfather of Gospel Jazz and the most successful gospel jazz artist in history with 20 albums, including gold and platinum. The music business is what has helped the Tankards to buy the house, the planes, and cars. They are still recording and doing over 100 concerts per year and people should know that they volunteer their time as pastors.

Jewel Tankard has a very successful network marketing business with 38,000 people in her network which has generated seven figures for her. Jewel also has a financial services company, which she uses to help women to be financially secure.

Also on the red carpet for Black Nativity New York Premiere were: Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Mary J. Blige, Nasir Jones aka Nas, Jennifer Hudson, Gale Gibson, Luke James, Lynn Whitfield and more.

Sarah Jakes On an Incredible Journey

Sarah Jakes, daughter, Bishop T.D. Jakes, attended the New York premiere of Black Nativity at the world famous Apollo Theater.

Sarah said tongue in cheek that being the daughter of a well-known pastor has been so dramatic, she had to write a book about it.

Sarah added, "You get to be involved in incredible moments like this so you can't really take it for granted; but it's been an incredible journey. I'm so proud of him. I'm so glad to see him stretching the boundaries of what they say ministry can be." Lost and Found by Sarah Jakes is due spring 2014.

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Serita Jakes Loves Christmas

What's The 411 reporter, Cristina Twitty, caught up with Bishop T.D. Jakes and Mrs. Serita Jakes at the Black Natvitiy New York premiere at the world famous Apollo Theater.

Serita Jakes is the "Christmas Kid" in the Jakes household, according to Bishop T.D. Jakes.

Mrs. Jakes loves to decorate during the Christmas season and it's the time of year that everyone offers good tidings and great joy.

When the Christmas season is over, Mrs. Jakes feels "humbuggy".

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HBCU Proud: Frank Savage

Frank Savage, author of The Savage Way, came from meager beginnings and reached a pinnacle in the financial industry. He's also an HBCU grad! Frank graduated from Howard University in Washington, DC and credits Howard with providing the foundation for the person he has become. Glenn Gilliam interviewed Frank Savage at a Health First Black Historm Month celebration.

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