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Viola Davis forthcoming memoir “Finding Me”, is coming next year. The Oscar winner said “I believe that our stories, and the courage to share them, is the most powerful empathetic tool we have,” Davis said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. “This is my story … straight no chaser.” Davis will still the […]
Ex-NFL Quarterback and Activist Colin Kaepernick is now an author and publisher. The children’s book “I Color Myself Different” recounts a story from Kaepernick’s childhood, while drawing his family during a kindergarten class. I’m excited to share that I’ll be publishing I COLOR MYSELF DIFFERENT, a children's book, with @KaepernickPub & @Scholastic on 4/5/22! #IColorMyselfDifferent […]
“Get her Away from me” the white lady screams as she chases the Black lady around the store. Wow pic.twitter.com/6qzKG86OAl — Or Maybe We Can Just Be Silent… (@killafran) July 12, 2021 It all started while Ijeoma Ukenta was picking out her free promotional at Victoria Secret in the Short Hills in New Jersey. […]
Join Urban League of Rochester President and CEO, Dr. Seanelle Hawkins for a extensive report on the effect of COVID-19, Employment, Racial Injustice and more. During National Urban League’s 2021 State of Black America report, “The New Normal: Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive,” Thursday July 15th at starting at 2pm. The Event will stream on @NatUrbanLeague’s Facebook, […]
14-year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Becoming the first African American contestant to win in 93 editions of the competition. Winning the $50,000 cash prize. New Orleans, Louisiana teen won after correctly spelling murraya — a type of tree — to clinch the championship. To get there, the teen had to navigate […]
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass A speech given in Rochester, New York on July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as […]
Here’s what’s New at 2pm on 103.9 WDKX-FM “I’m Free” is an inspirational ballad written and performed by 17 year old Isaiah Santiago Lewis of Rochester, NY. The song is about making it through life’s hardest situations and breaking free from your past. Santiago is the creator of a local organization called We Got […]
Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover will receive honorary Oscars, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Glover will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in recognition of his philanthropic efforts. Samuel L. Jackson will receive honorary Oscar statuettes for their contributions to the industry along with Elaine May and Liv […]
At the 21st Annual BET Awards, Megan Thee Stallion won “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Best Collaboration,” “Viewer’s Choice” and “Video of the Year.” Queen Latifah received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her “amazing success” throughout her decades-long career. Her “sisters in rap” including Lil Kim, Rapsody, MC Lyte and Monie Love all took […]
Warner Bros will be doing a biopic on music legand Marvin Gaye. “What’s Going On” will be directed by Allen Hughes, and produce with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Andrew Lazar. The studio acquired a script by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley. The Gaye’s estate and Motown will as be apart of the deal so there will be […]