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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 […]
To honor and celebrate Juneteenth, the Strong Museum of Play is offering the community an opportunity through playing and learning. This event kicks off with a traditional ceremony at 11 a.m, with admission and parking free for the day. The Strong Museum of Play is partnering with the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission […]
This year for Juneteenth, Disney will release a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi. Shahidi who will deliver an original spoken word track “To Be A Black Girl”. Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle will covers Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” Rapper YBN Cordae also on the EP is donating […]
Juneteenth is a day which commemorates the end to slavery and celebrates Black and African American freedom and achievements, while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. I first learned about Juneteenth in 2013, when my group fitness program Hustle for Health was asked to walk in the parade and perform with DJ Maestro […]
Grammy award-winning musician, Golden Globe winning and Academy Award nominated actress Queen Latifah will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET Award. Latifah’s her career began in Hollywood where she became the first hip-hop artist to be crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Queen Latifah received rave reviews, for her […]