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Dr. Ghislaine Radegonde-Eison Named Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester President and CEO
Dr. Ghislaine Radegonde-Eison Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester has appointed Dr. Ghislaine Radegonde-Eison as its new...
Mar 262 min read
Alma Thomas: A Radical Force in the Art World
Editor’s note : The Memorial Art Gallery is currently featuring an exhibit of painting by Alma Thomas. The exhibit runs through May 25,...
Mar 186 min read
George Eastman Museum to Showcase Student Photography Exhibit
The George Eastman Museum will present a new exhibition featuring creative works by student artists from the Flower City Arts Center’s...
Mar 112 min read
Remembering Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, Beloved Civil Rights Advocate
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. Photo: NAACP New York State Conference Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, a trailblazing civil rights leader and longtime president...
Mar 33 min read
What’s Driving the Increase in Utility Bills This Winter?
New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) are reminding customers of the primary factors driving high...
Mar 12 min read
When Business Gets Tough: Why this Rochester-based Black Business is Triumphant
Kenneth Rivers, owner of Hooked Fish Market Every entrepreneur knows that setbacks are inevitable. Sometimes they come in the form of...
Feb 282 min read
Remembering Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack. Photo: Wikipedia Roberta Flack, the celebrated American singer and pianist renowned for her soulful...
Feb 272 min read
Eastman School of Music Welcomes Two Jazz Faculty Members, Launches Endowed Concert Series
Otis Brown III (top) and Marshall Gilkes (below) Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to share two new...
Feb 264 min read
Voletta Wallace, Mother of iconic rapper The Notorious B.I.G., dies at 78
Voletta Wallace. Photo: Voletta Wallace Facebook Voletta Wallace, born on February 3, 1947, in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, was best known...
Feb 262 min read
Black Business Spotlight: Madame C. Ibena Asante, At the Cornerstone
Healthy eating is at the heart of our mission. It has often been said that “inner-city stores are food swamps, where it is easier to...
Feb 223 min read
Black Business Spotlight: Whitmore's International Barbershop
Whitmore's International Barbershop, located at 213 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, proudly sits at the corner of Monroe Avenue and S....
Feb 212 min read
Black Cinema Series to Feature "Exhibiting Forgiveness" on Feb. 21
ROCHESTER, N.Y. —  The Black Cinema Series will showcase the semi-autobiographical film Exhibiting Forgiveness  at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,...
Feb 132 min read
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