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8th Annual Afrikan-American Festival
The A.B.O.V.E. Organization officially announces the festival date and entertainment line-up for the 8th Annual Afrikan American Festival. Please join us for a day...
ON HIS MARK… With the Heart of a Champion
All-American 400m runner, 3x All-State, 7-time All-County, 3-time All-Greater Rochester, 9-time Sectional Champion, 4-time track team MVP, 2-time Section V Meet Class MVP, NYPSSHA...
Getting to know the man we know as Dr. Rodney O’Connor,...
So often we don’t take the time to get to know the professionals that we entrust with our health. Dr. Rodney O’Connor, DDS, is...
Peace Be Still?
On Wednesday June 19th at around 9pm, during Bible Study, a lone gunman walked into the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and opened...
Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker and Entrepreneur, Dr. Cindy Trimm
Dr. Cindy Trimm is a best-selling author, motivational speaker and one of the most sought-after female gospel preachers in the 21st century. Her story...
Gateways Music Festival Set for Rochester in August
Rochester will be a classical music mecca August 11 through August 16 when 100 musicians of African descent from the United States, Canada and...
Let’s Catch Some Fish!
I love to fish. Sometimes, my all day fishing adventures often fail to yield fish. If hungry, food searching fish are in abundance, why...
Rochester’s Clergy on Patrol
Clergymen in the city of Rochester are answering a new call, and it’s putting them on the streets with city cops.
In the wake of...
Urban League of Rochester’s 25th Annual Distinguished Male Cooks Event
On Sunday, June 28, 2015 the Urban League of Rochester held its 25th Annual Distinguished Male Cooks event at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center....
2015 Miss S.T.A.R. Debutante
Upstate NY Gospel Magazine had an opportunity to talk with Adrianna Web be who was recently crowned the 2015 Miss STAR Debutante. The STAR...
