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When I was in school, I would always get tired of only being told about the enslavement of Black people. It seemed like educators knew nothing else about Black people except slavery and Martin Luther King Jr. I feel like we had to learn about him every year and they still never got the story […]
The Black Community has a long history of giving back to help its own, as Rochester’s Heritage Gospel Concert attests. With an emphasis on education as a vital path to an onward-and-upward mobility goal, the First Genesis Baptist Church of Rochester hosted a gospel concert on Saturday, February 15. The concert raised money to help […]
Already known for being home to Frederick Douglass, Rochester will soon be even more historic. It will be one of the very few cities in the northern United States that has a public site which is dedicated to civil rights. This site will be known as the Rochester Heritage Civil Rights site and will be […]
It’s not just the Oscars that’s a hot topic right now. Many other events are keeping fans’ eyes on their favorite celebrities, including The Black Women in Hollywood Awards – an event held every year to celebrate African American women in the Hollywood film industry. This year’s ceremony was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, […]
A lot of people who have ancestry from other countries are often curious about that culture, but don’t get a chance to explore it and find out more about who they are. Now, young black people are being allowed to explore their African roots, thanks to a program called Birthright AFRICA. Birthright AFRICA is a […]
Once a month, we have to thank this Black inventor to her contributions to feminine hygiene and sanitation. Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, the inventor of the sanitary pad.
Gwen Ifill, who was known as a trailblazing anchor and reporter, left her mark on journalism, especially for women of color because she made huge strides in a career that was previously occupied by mostly white men. She started off doing local news, but before long, she was cover presidential campaigns for some of the […]
One of the greatest mathematical minds in the country, Katherine Johnson, died on Monday at age 101. She was living at a retirement home in Newport News, VA. Mrs. Johnson was responsible for calculating the precise trajectories that would let Apollo 11 land on the moon in 1969 and let it return safely to Earth. […]
D Smoke’s “Black Habits” video explores a diverse spectrum of life from the black perspective. From African tribal dances to white-owned and black-worked plantations, D Smoke also depicts present-day sights such as cruising in a vehicle and wearing gold jewelry. The video opens with moss-draped trees on a Southern plantation where a white man on […]
Jennifer King is slated to make history when she becomes the first black woman to become a full-time full-year coaching intern in the NFL. And who’s the lucky team? The Washington Redskins, led by head coach Ron Rivera. The Redskins made the announcement on Monday. Rivera knows firsthand how capable King is because she was […]