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Rochester’s Jewels with Founder, Doddie Franklin
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
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
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...
Remembering Maya Angelou: The Legacy of the Phenomenal Woman
10 POWERFUL QUOTES TO REMEMBER MAYA ANGELOU
If you have only smile in you, give it to the people you love.
The Truth is, no one...
Inadvertent Child Abuse
Years ago, I attended an interesting seminar that focused on observing the child patient for signs of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse. Astute dental...
Youth Prison Prevention Project: Bringing an awareness to the issues...
Many of our youth suffer from deep seeded issues including poverty, broken families, negative peer pressure, drug addiction, anger, and fear: just to name...
AATV American Abilities Television: The original media source for Hearing...
Richard J. McCollough, an award winning Broadcaster/Producer/Director created AATV in the fall of 2002. McCollough was leaving the NBC affiliate in Rochester, NY in...
13 Best Grilling Tips | Part 2
7. Marinate Your Meat
Marinating does more than infuse food with flavor; it also inhibits the formation of potentially carcinogenic HCAs (heterocyclic amines), which form...
Serena Young: Simply Rena
For the past three decades, Serena Young has raised her strong, robust, colorful and anointed voice for the masses to hear. It is nearly...
From the Rough: The Dr. Catana Starks Story
Two words can sum up the life of Dr. Catana Starks-determination and achievement. Now the story of one of her many accomplishments, she’s the...
