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Interview with Pastor Lonnie Brinson

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Q: Pastor Lonnel Brinson, Good morning and welcome back to Rochester! A: It is a good morning, and it is great to be back home,...

Elim Sanctuary Choir’s Italy Experience

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Journalists are supposed to be objective & hold no special interest in the stories that they write, produce and present. It’s harder to do...

What the U.S. Owes Haiti

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When a massive earthquake crushed Haiti in January, 2010, killing 230,000, people, injuring 300,000 and leaving 1.5 million homeless, people the world over reacted...

The Ron Gardner Story

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From Playing to Praying: The Ronnie Gardner Story … In His Own Words I’m from the hood and I got interested in street life when...

Roland Williams | Faith On The Field: A...

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Everyone has dreams of making it to the “big time.” But not everyone who dreams achieves, and not everyone who achieves uses their win...

Students of Urban League of Rochester’s Project Ready Program ...

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The Project Ready program is a signature program of the National Urban League. Since 2006, the Urban League of Rochester’s Project Ready program has...

THE GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOP OF AMERICA 47TH ANNUAL CONVENTION IN ATLANTA...

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The 47th annual Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) convention, “Where Everybody is Somebody”, was held in Atlanta this year with the highest attendee...

Rochester’s Jewels with Founder, Doddie Franklin

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Q: What is the Rochester Jewels program and its mission? A: Rochester Jewels is a not- for- profit mentoring organization. Our mission is to provide...

A Conversation with Buffalo Native: DaMarka Wheeler

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Season 7 of BET’s hit show “Sunday Best” was a showcase of thorough-bred New York gospel talent. In the last issue we told you...

Being Our Sunday’s Best

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As a child growing up, I didn’t have much choice in choosing rather I wanted to attend church or not. Going to church could...