Sat-Jan. 24Th - “MLK Youth Day Summit”-7:00-8:30 pm -Central Library-115 South Ave. Sponsored by the Greater Rochester MLK Commission and in collaboration with the City of Rochester’s Black Heritage Committee in celebration of Black Heritage Month. This is a...
Ok, here we go, everyone is standing. The doors are opening. Remember the instructions, Emilio. Here he comes, he’s heading towards you don’t break protocol. Heart is racing, pulse pressure rising, here it is, he’s extending his hand, but...
What is scleroderma? It’s a chronic auto-immune disease that affects the body’s connective tissues resulting from an overproduction of collagen in the body. The word “scleroderma” means hardening of the skin. It’s a tough disease which affects an estimated...
Upstate New York Gospel magazine had the opportunity to speak with a former rock star that has decided the only Rock he needs is Christ. Nick Costello has experienced the glamorous rock star life millions of teens only dream...
For some, it’s another holiday honoring another figure in U.S. history. For others, it’s an extra day off of work. But in the city of Rochester, Martin Luther King Day has come to be an integral tradition of celebration....
Upstate NY Gospel Magazine launched a new series during our November/December called “Messengers Entrusted With God’s Word”. For this issue we talked to Rev. Roger L. Breedlove, Teacher, Pastor and Founder of In Christ New Hope Ministry, Inc. He...
The reasons we marry are as countless as the number of sand grains on a beach. Most times, it usually comes down to love. We see in our spouse that ‘thing’ that other men and women don’t have. They...
“Thicker Than Water “ is a high drama, funny, multigenerational Black faith-based show on Bravo, featuring the family of gospel-jazz magnet, “the Godfather of Gospel Jazz”, Ben Tankard. The show just launched its second season, thanks to generating millions...
Saluting his father with a kiss on the top of the head, Min. D. Christopher Rourk, 46 boasted,
“This is my father in whom I am well pleased.”
As speaker for the Pastor’s Appreciation at the Greater Adams Street Church of...
The 21st century is undoubtedly earmarked by technology and innovation. In many ways the old-fashioned is aged out. But there are still pillars of the community that hold memory and a legacy of the sustainability of yesterday. Such is...
