Many Rochesterians have seen Paul Boutte sitting at the organ playing for many church choirs, gospel groups, community events or have heard him on the radio on Sunday morning signing off with his well know tagline “Don’t touch that...
Q: Mr. Richmond Futch Jr., I’m very thankful for the opportunity to share with our readers, who you are and about the “Good News”that inspires your work.
A: Alright, know that I am honored to do this. Let me start...
On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, the Frederick Douglass Monument, will have graced the City of Rochester for 116 years. This is the nation’s first statue erected to honor an African American. Presently situated in the Highland Park Bowl, the...
There are actually two forms: a Legitimate jealousy based upon love, and an Illegitimate jealousy based upon envy. Legitimate jealousy sparks when someone you love, who belongs to you turns his or her heart away and replaces you with...
What is God’s guideline for defining what a true Christian should look like? “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” (1 John 2:6 NIV) “Live a life following the example of Christ.” (Eph. 5:2 NLT)...
The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo was started in 1976 by B.U.I.L.D., a community-based organization, as a culturally relevant alternative to the country’s Bicentennial Celebration. The group blocked off part of Jefferson Avenue -- the “Main Street” of Buffalo’s Black...
Gospel Radio Announcer Daulton Anderson received the 2015 Stellar Reach Trailblazer Award recently during the 30th Annual Stellar Awards Weekend in Las Vegas. This award recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to enhance the longevity of Gospel music in the industry.
The Stellar Awards is the...
Sisters for a Better Black Community, Inc. (SBBC) was founded in Rochester, NY by 7 young women (Arelia Smith Langhorne, Alice Evans, Jacqueline Hill, Betty Laster Benbow, Dinah Kidd, Ella Grady, and Eartha Smith) in the Fall 1971. It...
It has been nearly fifty years since an assassin’s bullet ended the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This means that two full generations of Americans know only what they have seen in photographs, film and...
Oxygen’s popular “Preachers” franchise headed to Motown with the Preachers of Detroit, which premiered late February and can be seen every Friday night at 8/7c. The series will focus on faith, family, and friendship as the cast members share...
