Everyone has dreams of making it to the “big time.” But not everyone who dreams achieves, and not everyone who achieves uses their win to support the place from which they came. But that’s not the case with former...
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 provided intensive college preparation services, including academic support, ACT and SAT test preparation, cultural enrichment,...
The 47th annual Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) convention, “Where Everybody is Somebody”, was held in Atlanta this year with the highest attendee turnout in 5 years of almost 9,000 people.
The Convention starts with the Communion & Consecration...
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 mentoring services for girls in grades 4-12th in the Rochester. NY area to help them...
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 about Rochester native Serena Young, who made it all the way to the top five...
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 mean Sunday AM or PM service, or both services back to back; going to church...
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 of us can be free until everybody is free.
I’m a woman Phenomenally.
Nothing will work unless...
Years ago, I attended an interesting seminar that focused on observing the child patient for signs of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse. Astute dental and medical professionals look for signs of trauma- cuts, bruising, swellings, a disquieted persona.
There exists...
Many of our youth suffer from deep seeded issues including poverty, broken families, negative peer pressure, drug addiction, anger, and fear: just to name a few. With a very high rate of unemployment, people with college educations being laid...
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 the fall of 2002 and began to search for something to do for the rest...
