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John Lewis is the recipient of the NAACP Chairman’s Award, to be awarded during the broadcast of the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, February 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET on BET. This award honors Lewis for his lifetime of public service in his fight for civil rights. From his humble beginning as the son […]
In the wake of Dr. Cephas Archie’s firing from the College of Brockport, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has weighed in to address Archie’s controversial termination. As Chief Diversity Officer at the college, Archie was fired for reasons that the college notes it cannot divulge because it’s a “personnel matter,” a response that Warren deems racially […]
The Edgerton Community Center hosted a health forum on Thursday, March 5, focused on addressing the racial disparities in dementia research and patient care. In attendance were 250 people, including dementia patients, their families, caregivers, and members of the community. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that disparities do exist across racial/ethnic groups, which […]
Hand sanitizer is selling like hot cakes at Wegmans. A few stores were sold out in our area resulting for Wegmans to enforce the number of hand sanitizers that customers can purchase. You would think hand sanitizer would’ve been selling out like crazy already for this flu season with all the lab confirmed cases that […]
An 11-year-old black girl has been left traumatized after DeKalb County police officers in Georgia knocked on her door after dark, put her in handcuffs, and led her to a police car where they detained her in the back of the car. Shortly prior to this incident, a neighbor reported that two teenage boys and […]
As an NBA All-Star, Dwayne Wade’s career on the basketball court as well as his off-court personal life provide a lot of fodder for his new documentary film, “D. Wade: Life Unexpected.” Wade’s victories, as well as his setbacks and other challenges, are featured in the film, directed and executive-produced by cinematographer Bob Metelus, who […]
At the tender age of 20, with a promising musical career that was just getting started, rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed on February 19th in what is being reported as a home invasion. Born Bashar Barakah Jackson, Smoke was staying in a home owned by “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi […]
Nakita Waligma’s untimely death at age 15 on February 16 leaves many fans saddened around the world. Diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, Nakita made a brief recovery after she received treatment in India. But another tumor returned in 2019, ultimately leading to her death. Nakita co-starred in the film “Queen of Katwe” as […]
As a co-host of the daytime TV talk show “The Real,” Loni Love’s 2019 partnering with WW (formerly branded as Weight Watchers) prompted some comments on this week’s show. Love is a brand ambassador for WW toward her goal of losing weight while also inspiring and influencing others to improve their health. Love became visibly […]
The Bronx Museum of the Arts honored Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, co-hosts of a late-night show on Showtime, with its Visionaries Award, which was presented by the Borough’s President, Ruben Diaz Jr. Behind their stage names, Desus is Daniel Baker and Mero is Joel Martinez. The duo received their award at the Museum’s […]